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Saturday, 3 October 2015
How Abuja multiple blasts happened – NEMA
Twin suicide bombers detonated two bombs each
both in Kuje and in Nyanya on Friday night in
Abuja, according to latest updates from the
National Emergency Management Agency.
It was gathered that the bombers targeted the
Kuje evening market, the police station in Kuje,
and the ever busy road at Nyanya. It was also
learnt that a total of 15 persons died, while 41
others were injured.
Senior officials at NEMA told our correspondent
on Saturday morning that the suicide bomber
who targeted the Kuje police station died while
climbing the fence of the station when the bomb
that was strapped to his body went off.
Explaining how the blasts actually occurred, the
Senior Information Officer, NEMA, Mr. Sani Datti,
said, “Out of the rush, different reports and
accounts were given. The update I have is that
there were twin suicide bombs in each of the
locations where the blasts occurred. The first twin
bomb blasts occurred at Nyanya. Another set of
twin bomb blasts by suicide bombers occurred at
Kuje.
“The blasts in Nyanya occurred at almost the
same place where the last bomb explosion
happened in that area. But this time, there were
two suicide bombers and they detonated their
bombs there. Many people didn’t know that there
were two suicide bombers and they both
detonated their bombs.”
The official told our correspondent that the blasts
at Kuje was also done by suicide bombers at the
market in the area and at the police station.
Datti said, “One was detonated at the evening
market in Kuje and the second one was
detonated when the suicide bomber was
attempting to climb the fence of the police station
still in Kuje.”
On the number of persons affected by the blasts,
Sani said 15 people lost their lives, while 41 others
were injured.
He said the injured had been taken to the
National Hospital and the Asokoro Hospital in
Abuja.
He said, “In Kuje, 13 persons have been
confirmed dead, while two people were killed in
Nyanya. In Kuje 20 people were injured, while 21
were injured in Nyanya. This means a total of 41
persons were injured while 15 deaths were
recorded. Please these were as a result of suicide
bomb attacks and not that bombs were planted in
these areas as speculated.”
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