BOMB EXPLOSIONS ROCK SEVERAL PLACES IN ABUJA, CASUALTY FIGURES UNCLEAR

 Several bombs detonated a short time ago in the Kuje, Jikowyi, Maraba  and Nyanya area of the Federal Capital Area of Abuja, shattering the peaceful atmosphere that had reigned in Abuja for more than a year. 

A security source told SaharaReporters that  they could only confirm two bombings with one detonated just behind Kuje police station. In a separate incident, another bomber detonated explosives at Nyanya area of an earlier bombing in the city.

Today’s bomb attacks seemed to have been predicted in tweets by one “Chima Okoro63” who posted several tweets on October 1, 2015, stating that Islamist insurgents belonging to Boko Haram planned to bomb police, navy and army formations and kill many security agents.

It is unclear whether Nigeria’s security agents were aware of the tweets or if they took any action based on them.

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”.

Pieces of human flesh were seen on Saturday morning littering the roadside in a suburb of Abuja, Nyanya, where an explosive went off late on Friday.

The explosive was said to have been detonated at the Jikwoyi Park, Nyanya, on the popular Abuja-Keffi Expressway, claiming yet-to-be ascertained number of lives.

The late Friday incident was the third to be recorded in that vicinity.

Two previous incidents with heavy casualties were witnessed there last year.

Two previous incidents with heavy casualties were witnessed there last year.

Our correspondent, who visited the scene as early as 6.30am on Saturday,  reported that the scene of the blast had been cordoned off by security operatives.

A combined team of soldiers, policemen, officials of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps as well as the Federal Road Safety Corps were seen controlling the crowd of onlookers which kept increasing every minute.

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Some policemen wearing black T-shirts marked “EOD” were seen picking pieces of human flesh that still littered the road side.

The pieces of flesh were being packed inside cartons by the security operatives as wailing residents looked on.

Buses and cars that had their windscreens shattered as a result of the impact of the blasts were still at the scene.

An eyewitness, who identified himself simply as Aminu, told our correspondent that rescue workers recovered many corpses from the scene of the blast late Friday.

“What you see them packing now are pieces of flesh because many of the victims were torn into pieces. Corpses with several missing parts were taken away last night,” he said.

The incident has caused a serious traffic gridlock on the expressway inwards Abuja as many motorists made attempt to get a glimpse of the scene.

Security operatives were still having difficulties in controlling the surging crowd at the time of filing this report at 7.15am.