Scores killed as bomb blast rocks Abuja

Multiple blasts hit Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, Friday night.

The bomb blast suspected to have been masterminded by the Boko Haram terrorists occured at Nyanya and Kuje Market Area, around the police station.

Casualties are not known yet but many have been killed.

Confirming the incident, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it has deployed its rescue teams in the evacuation of the victims to various hospitals n Abuja.

Its Press Officer, Manzo Ezekiel, said the plosions which occured almost simultaneously “have resulted in a number of deaths and injuries but the rescue operations coordinated by NEMA is still ongoing”.

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