Beware! Banks To Be Attacked By Suicide Bombings >cbn

ALL banks in the country have been
thrown into very high security alert
following the advise of the National
Security Adviser that banks have been targeted by
terrorist.
A private and confidential letter to all bank chief
executives in the country by the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) warned all bank chiefs that the apex
bank has "received security alert from the office of
the National Security Adviser (NSA) indicating the
possibility of planned attacks on banks operating in
some parts of the country.
The letter identified the terrorists as "a group that
has been involved in recent spate of bombings and
violent confrontations with security agencies".
The letter to the bank CEOs dated January 12, 2011
and signed by one Ahmad Abdullahi on behalf of
the Director, banking supervision of the CBN, said,
"according to security alert, the threat profile is an
indication that the group is in dire need of funds for
a major operation".
The NSA through the CBN then warned that there
is "the possibility that banks’ buildings and bullion
vans used for cash movement particularly in the
Northeast or Abuja could be targeted through the
use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and
suicide bombings".
The NSA and the CBN noted that they learnt that
"the planned offensive is to enable the group
acquire funds for the operations as well as
embarrass the Federal Government".
Based on these threats, the NSA urged all banks
"to take note, be vigilant and put in place adequate
security measures to neutralise such threats or
forestall any attack". In addition "all suspicious
persons, movements and unidentified or concealed
parcels or bags are to be reported to the relevant
security agencies for appropriate action.