said it had begun investigation into threat by
some unknown person to blow up Shoprite
offices in the state.
Unknown person sent a text message informing
owner of Shoprite of his group's intention to blow
up all Shoprite shops in Nigeria.
Although the unknown sender did not state the
reason, but he disclosed that already, members of
his group had planted some explosives in some
packs of fruit juice at Shoprite Victoria Island
branch.
The text message caused panic as customers
reportedly fled the entire mall while motorists
deserted the route, with text messages sent to loved
ones around the vicinity to avoid the route.
It was even rumoured that there was a bomb
explosion around the area.
Part of the text message read: "It is true, we do not
deserve amnesty. You'll even be surprised how I got
your number. We came to Shoprite on a mission to
drop a bomb. That day, we sow bullet into Five
Alive packs. We are from Niger. Someone gave us
your number from Abuja. We will make sure we
destroy every Shoprite…"
But sources at the Lagos State Police Command
told Vanguard that investigation had begun to
ascertain the identity of the sender. Although
sources dismissed the text message as mere threat
but said the command would still go ahead with its
investigation.
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