Bomb blast in Abuja
A bomb blast has occurred at the popular Nyanya under bridge bus stop.
The blast happened during the Monday morning rush hour, at about 6:47am.
Correspondent Precious Oletu gave us an on the scene update, Here are the details we have right now:
-Nyanya bus stop is where people come from suburbs of Abuja, like Karo and Madalla, etc and get buses into Abuja to work for the day. Buses start loading from 4am.
-Blast occurred when about 7 to 8 buses were loading, and people were queuing to buy tickets.
-Dead bodies are being carried out by ambulances, security agencies, and even individuals. Body parts are being put into bags.
-Correspondent said he was only seeing dead bodies, no injured.
-No idea where the blast came from, but eyewitness says the blast came from the buses at the garage.
-When are correspondent got to the scene he said he saw people coming and going at will. No one was attempting to cordon off the scene until later.
-There is a bomb detection crew on the scene right now. Also on the scene is NEMA, NSCDC, police, the military, fire service, etc.
-Our correspondent says he saw buses with dead people inside
-Causalities are reportedly in he hundreds, but no number yet from official channels.
-No one/group has claimed responsibility as of this time.
As more details come in we will bring them to you.
May the souls of the departed rest in peace. Our thoughts are with the families.
The blast happened during the Monday morning rush hour, at about 6:47am.
Correspondent Precious Oletu gave us an on the scene update, Here are the details we have right now:
-Nyanya bus stop is where people come from suburbs of Abuja, like Karo and Madalla, etc and get buses into Abuja to work for the day. Buses start loading from 4am.
-Blast occurred when about 7 to 8 buses were loading, and people were queuing to buy tickets.
-Dead bodies are being carried out by ambulances, security agencies, and even individuals. Body parts are being put into bags.
-Correspondent said he was only seeing dead bodies, no injured.
-No idea where the blast came from, but eyewitness says the blast came from the buses at the garage.
-When are correspondent got to the scene he said he saw people coming and going at will. No one was attempting to cordon off the scene until later.
-There is a bomb detection crew on the scene right now. Also on the scene is NEMA, NSCDC, police, the military, fire service, etc.
-Our correspondent says he saw buses with dead people inside
-Causalities are reportedly in he hundreds, but no number yet from official channels.
-No one/group has claimed responsibility as of this time.
As more details come in we will bring them to you.
May the souls of the departed rest in peace. Our thoughts are with the families.
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