The Lagos State Government yesterday faulted a terror alert by the United States Government on the plans by terrorists to bomb the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Ikeja. The state government also said the terror alert, which was released to the public, defied diplomatic principle and practice, noting that such a public warning could create panic among residents of the state.
The state Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), expressed displeasure at the US terror alert at the Lagos House, Ikeja while handing over 100 patrol vans, 50 motorcycles, one towing van and five Black Maria to the state Police Command yesterday. He said the terror alert was wrongly channelled and capable of creating panic and confusion in the country, saying the US should have followed due diplomatic process by sharing such privileged information with the home government rather than making it public. Fashola said if the information credited "to the US on impending terrorist bombing of Sheraton was true, then it raises more questions. We need to first ask: was that a US government's release? If it is, it raises a new dimension into the obligation of nations and governments around the world to ensure peace and cooperation among one another.
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