MOTORISTS heading for the Nasrullahi-l-Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) camp on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, on Sunday, were subjected to screening by men from the anti-bomb squad of the Nigeria Police.
The anti-bomb experts were joined by a number of regular policemen to beef up security at the monthly prayer session of the Muslim organisation.
Nigerian Tribune learnt that some faithful at the prayer ground were caught unawares by the development, as the anti-ballistic experts frisked all vehicles moving in and out of the camp at two different points.
The development was in connection with a bomb blast at the police headquarters in Abuja, recently.
The June edition of the NASFAT programme was organised to offer special prayer of thanks for the successful conduct of April general election, as a follow-up to a similar session preceding the poll.
A top NAFSAT official told the Nigerian Tribune that the stepping up of security in the arena was sequel to a prior arrangement by the organisers to host Vice-President Na-madi Sambo and some state governors at the praying ground.
Though the expected dignitaries did not come, eagle-eyed security personnel kept surveillance to keep off suspected troublemakers.
One of the expected dignitaries, the Secretary-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA), Dr Lateef Adegbite, sent a representative.
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