October 1: There’ll be gun shots in Abuja – Nigerian Army
The Residents of the Nation's Capital, Abuja, has been notified by the Nigerian Army not to panic at the sound of gun on Tuesday, October 1, 2019.
Joy Kalu 
The Nigerian army is the largest component of the Nigerian Armed Forces, and is responsible for land warfare operations. It is governed by the Nigerian Army Council. It bears the brunt of the nation's security challenges, notably the Boko Haram insurgency
However, Nigerian Army notified Abuja Residents about hearing gunshots on the 1st Of October, 2019.
This alert was contained in a statement on Saturday by Captain Haruna Tagwai, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations.
“Nigeria’s 59th Independence Day Anniversary Parade is scheduled for 1st October 2019 at the Fore Court of the Presidential Villa Abuja”, it read.
“As part of the ceremonial activities for the anniversary, there would also be traditional firing of Artillery Gun salute during the occasion.
“Members of the public especially those living within Asokoro, Maitama and its environs are hereby alerted and urged not to panic on hearing the sound of firing of weapons during the aforementioned period”, the statement added.
