Updates(2) on Iyanyan Blast: How it happened – NEMA, 80 dead, 41 injured

The earlier unconfirmed reports indicates that the death toll is over 80 and still counting, and that the victims are kids and the workers returning from works.

The Nigerian Police has confirmed that 12 persons died following an explosion that rocked Nyanya, on the outskirt of Abuja, on Thursday. Frank Mba, who is the Police spokesman told journalists at the scene of the incident that 19 others were injured and were now receiving treatment at the various hospitals in the FCT.
Mr. Mba described the casualty figure as “provisional” said that investigation into the explosion had already commenced. Other top security personnel have visited the scene of the Blast.

The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Sanni Sidi disclosed that yesterday’s bomb blast happened when a parked car with explosives exploded.

Speaking at Asokoro General Hospital, Abuja, he also confirms that the gravity of the blast was not as intensive as the previous one, stressed that yesterday’s blast happened fifty metres away from the last one, but the same Nyanya, outskirts of Abuja.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Mohammed Bala, who arrived Asokoro Hospital at 10. 55 pm in company of the FCTA permanent Secretary, John Chukwu, Secretary, Social Development, Mrs Blessing Onuh; Health Secretary, Ademola Onakomaiya, other FCT executive members. described the incident as unfortunate especially coming barely some weeks after the last one.

He re-assured the residents of the FCT territory of government’s readiness to provide security as well as protect lives and property

The Minister also added that it was early to give numbers of casualties as he was at the hospital to assess the level of services be rendered by his staff.

Giving the number of injured persons at the various hospitals, Secretary, Health and Human Services, Ademola Onakomaiya who disclosed that the total number of those who sustained injuries in Asokoro, Maitama General Hospitals and National Hospital were 41 with 30 at Asokoro, 2 in Maitama and 9 at National Hospital, adding that arrangements have been put in place as 20 bed spaces have been created in three hospitals where those at Asokoro would be taken to.

According to him, 8 for Maitama, 8 in Wuse General Hospital and 4 in Gwarimpa Hospital.

Vanguard reports that the relations, friends of affected persons were outside the gate of Asokoro hospital as they were still locked outside.