The Wednesday’s explosion is coming barely two
months after two explosions occurred at the
Nyanya Motor Park in the outskirt of Nigeria’s
capital city.
The bomb, concealed in an Abuja Taxi, went off at
the popular shopping centre after it was dropped
by an okada rider.
An eyewitness told Channels Television that the
bomb was dropped at the exit point of the plaza,
where a mini taxi park where passengers are
picked by drivers.
Channels Television’s Lucky Isawode reports that
the yet to be identified man dropped the bag and
the blast occurred minutes later at about 3PM.
Isawode said: “On arrival we saw many
dismembered bodies on the floor” but added that
officials from NEMA are trying to put out the fire
and evacuate the dead bodies from the floor”.
He, however, couldn’t confirm the actual number of
the bodies but reported that about 30 cars are
badly damaged; burnt beyond recognition”.
The blast, which went off at the entrance of the
plaza, has damaged the shops at the outer part,
leaving the ones inside in a good condition.
The men of the Department of State Security,
Nigeria Police, National Emergency Management
Agency, Civil Defence and other security officials
have cordoned off the place.
The blast is coming hours after a bomb exploded
at Kasuwar Kuturu in Mubi, Adamawa State. The
blast in Mubi was said to have been targeted at a
military patrol vehicle, though there was no
casualty in that incident.
Adamawa is one of the three states under
emergency rule due to the activities of the Boko
Haram insurgents.
No comments:
Post a Comment