Two suspects have been nabbed and are currently in police custody in connection with last night’s devastating bomb blast in Nyanya, a suburb of Abuja.
Force Spokesman Frank Mba disclosed this in Abuja while briefing newsmen on behalf of the security agencies.
He identified the two suspects as Cameroonian nationals and assured that the police are on the trail of other suspects. Mba confirmed only 19 dead and 31 injured by the blast, which happened around 8pm near a police checkpoint and opposite the bus station bombed by Boko Haram in the morning of April 14, officially killing 75 people and injuring over 200.
Eye witnesses said the suspected bomber of last night packed a white Volkswagen Golf car in the vicinity of Wazobia Park and walked away, shortly after which the bomb went off, meaning that the car had been rigged with explosives.
“There were policemen around when this explosion happened and they didn’t manage to stop it,” lamented Charles Osueke, who was in the area at the time of the blast.
The bombing soured the happy mood occasioned by the Workers’ Day (May Day) celebration, which saw President Goodluck Jonathan laughing heartily and cracking jokes with labour leaders.
•Photo shows the Golf car used for the bombing.
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