A total of 88 people were Monday killed when a car laden with
improvised explosive devices (IEDS) went off at the Nyanya Motor Park at
about 6.55am with about 200 others sustaining injuries.
At the
Maitama General hospital where scores were rushed to, the Chief Medical
Director, Dr. Adetoun Sotimehin confirmed to reporters that 14 dead
bodies including women, men and youth were in the mortuary, two persons
were on danger list (critical condition) while 27 others who sustained
injuries were receiving treatment.
At Asokoro General Hospital,
the Chief Medical Director, Ahmadu Abubakar confirmed that 27 dead
bodies were brought to the hospital with 25 others receiving treatment
for various degrees of injuries. Staff of the hospital were later heard
announcing that they needed blood donors from among the crowd that
gathered for transfusion on some patients.
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At the National
Hospital Abuja, 30 bodies were confirmed to have been taken to the
Mortuary while 40 of those injured were receiving treatment for injuries
sustained.
At the Wuse General Hospital, the Chief Medical
Director, Dr. Obiora Chibundu was uncooperative telling reporters to go
to the office of the GM Hospital Management Board for casualty figures.
Vanguard
gathered that four persons, carried out the bombing when they drove a
car into the Nyanya Motor Park, stopped the vehicle and started running
away. Before people could ascertain what was going on, the bomb went
off.
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Meanwhile, the Police authorities have released what they
said is the official list of casualties saying that 71 persons were
confirmed dead while 124 were injured.
16 Luxury buses belonging
to the FCT, 24 other privately owned vehicles were damaged while three
of the luxury buses were burnt to ashes.
The news organization spoke with several emergency responders heading to the scene. They are unaware of the cause of explosion.
