As Nigeria Police authorities confirmed 71 people dead and 124 injured in the early Monday morning bomb explosion in Abuja, President Goodluck Jonathan has visited the scene at a motor park in Nyanyan, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja for an on-the-spot assessment.
In his company were the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, the National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki, Chief of Defence Staff, Air Mrshall Alex Badeh, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar and other top government functionaries.
The explosion occurred around 6.45 am as commuters were boarding vehicles to go to work. No fewer than 100 people have been feared dead and several others sustained various degrees of injuries.
An official of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), John Ahwen, confirmed that the bomb that was placed on the ground, exploded as commuters going to work were boarding the high capacity buses popularly called ‘El-Rufai’.
According to him, about eight emergency service vehicles were involved in evacuating dead bodies to the Asokoro General Hospital and National Hospital while no fewer than 30 vehicles were burnt down.
The President who was still in shock over the bomb explosion had earlier cancelled his scheduled visit to Ibadan.
He was billed to attend the 100 years birthday of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, holding in the ancient City of Ibadan today.
He is now being represented by the Minister of information, Labaran Maku.
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