Update II:
The Police say 12 persons were killed by the bomb while 19 others were wounded. Five vehicles were also destroyed in the blast.
The National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) had earlier said nine persons were killed while 11 unconscious bodies were also removed and taken to the hospital for revival.
Update I:
The site of the blast is opposite the bombed Nyanya bus station which was targeted about three weeks ago by the Boko Haram. Victims of this evening’s bomb blast are believed to be those trying to find transportation to their various destinations at the end of the Labour Day holiday.
Witnesses say emergency personnel have removed scores of dead bodies and transported the wounded to the hospital. The exact numbers of casualties remain unclear at this time.
Security personnel have also taken over the control of vehicular traffic around the scene.
Update:
Residents say a wired vehicle exploded in a crowded area of Nyanya. The exact number of casualties are unclear at this time.
However, security and emergency personnel have moved to the scene.
Our Previous Report:
BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 01, (THEWILL) – Two residents of Maraba and Nyanya, a town located just outside Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja say they heard a loud explosion Thursday night barely three weeks after a major bus station in the area was bombed by Boko Haram terrorists killing over 70 persons and leaving scores wounded.
They told THEWILL that the bang shook the entire area and sent residents and motorists into panic.
More soon…
