Lagos Police Say No Verified Threat to Schools After Rumor

The Lagos State Police Command has moved to reassure residents and school authorities that there is no verified intelligence indicating an imminent attack on schools, following reports of a threatening notice allegedly pasted at a school warning of a planned bandit attack and abduction of pupils. The police issued the statement on Sunday, June 7, 2026, after becoming aware of the circulating reports.

In the statement delivered by Police Public Relations Officer Abimbola Adebisi, the Command acknowledged it had seen reports of the threatening notice. It urged parents, guardians, school administrators, and all residents not to succumb to fear or panic, stressing that every security concern is being treated with the utmost seriousness. The police emphasized that there is presently no verified intelligence pointing to any imminent threat of such an attack within Lagos State.

In response to the reports, Commissioner of Police Tijani Fatai directed an immediate assessment of the situation and ordered what the statement described as "watertight security measures" across the affected area and other strategic locations within the state. Police personnel, in collaboration with other...