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Bomb scare in Lagos........

Nigeria Tribune "THERE was panic at the Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa, on Thursday, following the rumour of a bomb blast by the Boko Haram sect in the area.

This led to the closure of prominent entrances into the secretariat, including that of the deputy governor, Mrs Joke Orelope-Adefulire.

The development also resulted in heavy human and vehicular traffic within the secretariat as workers and visitors hurried to flee the scene.

Nigerian Tribune observed that the government had since put stringent security measures in place at the secretariat since five months ago."

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