Death Toll From Bomb Blast At Bus Park In Nyanya Reaches 70

The death toll from Monday explosion at Nyanya Bus Park has hit 70.


A NAN correspondent who got to the scene shortly after the blast, counted about 70 corpses.
The huge explosion left a big crater at the scene of the blast.


Those affected were passengers, mostly workers leaving the park to the city centre, petty traders and vehicles conveying passengers to other locations within and outside the FCT.


CSP Frank Mba, Police Force spokesman, confirmed that 16 high capacity buses, some cars and motorcycles were affected in the explosion.



He said investigation had begun.



"Experts from the Bomb Disposal Squad are on ground, the police are working with other security agencies.


"At this stage, we may not be able to give the casualty figure; the reasons are obvious; a lot of people are in the hospital; our detectives are visiting hospitals and taking count.


"We want to give you figures that we can back up with facts,'' he said.