An eye witness at the
scene of the explosion at Nyanya motor park killing an estimated 200 people,
has revealed that the explosive device that went off was hidden in a volkswagen golf vehicle that
was driven into the park and detonated.
The witness, who is
also the driver of one of the high-capacity buses caught in the blast, made
this revelation at the park.
This is contrary to
earlier reports that the bomb was placed in one of the high-capacity buses.
The witness, Dalhatu
Garba, also said the bomb exploded when most of the buses in the front row
where full and ready to convey
passengers.
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“We just heard a loud
explosion and many people died instantly. In fact, many people were scattered
into pieces,” he said.
Mr. Garba explained the
usual scenario at the park to shed light on the magnitude of the attack.
“Apart from our buses,
many other smaller cars also come in to pick passengers especially those going
on long journey,” he said.
On casualty figure, Mr.
Garba simply said “my brother many people died, I can’t even give you figure”.
He, however, said most
of the people who died were inside smaller vehicles close to the golf car.
The Police
spokesperson, Frank Mba, who accompanied the Inspector General of Police,
Mohammed Abubakar, on a visit to the scene, said emergency workers are still
collating the casualty figure.
He urged journalists to
be patient and wait for the official figures.
Apart from the police
chief, the DIG in charge of operations of the Police; President Goodluck
Jonathan, the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency,
NEMA, Sani Sidi; and the Interior Minister, Abba Moro, all visited the scene of
the blast.
Meanwhile, in a
statement, NEMA said the explosion occurred at 6:30 a.m.
The agency’s
information officer, Sani Batti, also warned ordinary citizens to keep off the
explosion scene.
“The agency has found
it necessary to also warn ordinary citizens to keep off the bomb explosion
scene,” Mr. Batti said.
He said the agency was
yet to ascertain the casualty figure.
No group has claimed
responsibility for the blast, although the Boko Haram terrorist group has
carried out similar attacks in the past.
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