Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai. Photo credit: Lagos command

The Lagos State Police Command has declared Mushin safe following a reported improvised explosive device scare that triggered a security response in the area on Monday.

The Command said the Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, visited Mushin for an on-the-spot assessment after a distress call alleging an explosion was received in the early hours of the day.

According to a statement shared on the Command’s official X page on Monday, operatives of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal-Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Unit were immediately deployed to the scene following the report.

The police said the area was cordoned off while a thorough search and recovery operation was conducted to determine the nature of the incident.