16 PEOPLE CONFIRMED DEAD IN ABUJA TWIN BOMB BLASTS

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A twin bomb blasts have reportedly occurred in Kuje area on Friday, October 2. Another one recorded at Jukwoyi bus station after the Nyanya bridge.
Although the details are sketchy so far, it is believed the blasts could have been masterminded by Boko Haram insurgents, Daily Post reports.
The twin blast incident took place at Kuje market area, near the police station. The attacked site is the one close to market, it is the place where okada men usually eat and relax, sources say.
An eye witness said he saw 13 bodies being evacuated to the national hospital. Dozens of injured were being transported to the same medical institution too.
One more blast was recorded Nyanya, the site of last year’s bombing that claimed dozens of lives. Scores people are feared killed.
Our correspondent visited the scene of the blast in the morning of Saturday, October 3.


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