According to the Daily Sun, the military received security inputs late Tuesday night that suggested that assailants planned to infiltrate the Federal Capital Territory through the Abuja-Keffi road and other access points.
The Nigerian Army forces have now been placed on high alert and are being dispatched to important places in order to set up security checkpoints, monitor, prevent, and apprehend possible attackers, among other things.
According to the source, soldiers have set up roadblocks at all points of entry and departure into the Federal Capital Territory, and they are conducting stop and search operations on certain cars and individuals inside the territory.
Several suspects have been apprehended as a result of the operation, which began at midnight on Tuesday and is continuing today. They are reportedly providing valuable information to security operatives.
Because of the roadblocks, motorists have been hampered in their travels, particularly those who live along the Abuja-Keffi expressway in locations such as Kugbo, Karu, Jokwoyi, Orozo, Karshi, Nyanya, Mararaba, One-man village, Masaka, and other satellite towns, among others.
They were erected by troops from the Guards Brigade, which is in charge of providing protection for the President and his immediate family, as well as for VIPs visiting Abuja and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
A number of individuals told the newspaper that they had left their residences as early as 6:30 a.m., but that they had not yet arrived at their places of employment.
An anonymous military source told the Associated Press that similar checkpoints have been set up in the Abaji, Zuba, and Bwari districts to apprehend suspects before they are able to enter the capital city itself.
An unnamed source speculated that bandits' invasion of the University of Abuja in the early hours of Tuesday morning, during which they seized some faculty members and their families, was not unrelated to the security measures in place, with troops on the hunt for the kidnappers.
Source: Sahara reporters