A middle-aged man has been reportedly apprehended at a bank in Dadin Kowa town, Jos South, Plateau State after failed suicide bomb attempt.
He was found with belts packed with what appeared to be a suicide person borne improvised explosive device.
It was gathered that the hooded suspect threatened to detonate a device strapped to his chest if the sum of N100m was not provided to him through a written document.
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The suspect, currently in police custody, was apprehended by neighborhood vigilance when he bolted from the bank premises after the failed robbery attempt on Monday.
An eyewitness said the suspect, having realized that his antics failed, ran out of the bank premises, crossed over the highway and was running away before he was stalked by vigilant youths in the neighborhood.
The spokesperson for the Plateau State Police Command, Alabo Alfred, confirmed the incident as the police commissioner is set to address journalists on the matter.
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