Photo Of The Abuja Suicide Bomber

The Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) of the Nigerian security forces have recovered a body suspected to be the suicide bomber of the Nyanya park, Abuja attack.

The charred body was recovered with charms and amulets, suspected to be for protection still strapped to his body. With him was a picture of a young boy suspected to be the bomber’s son.

The charms and amulets found on him are typical to those used by members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram.

Very useful leads with him were also recovered icluding a mobile phone by security agents.

A red Volkswagen with four men drive into the park yesterday, whom after detonated the bomb also tried to escape before the explosion, eyewitness say.

Either way, security forces said that the suspected bomber, having conveyed the bomb to its destination, walked away to a location at the bus park where he ostensibly waited for the bomb to explode.

Investigations are on to find the perpetrators and bring them to book.

The Abuja Bomb Story

There has just been a bomb explosion this morning under Nyanya bridge bus stop Abuja and over 50 people have been confirmed dead! Over 200 are actually feared dead cos more dead bodies have been counted.

According to eyewitnesses, the bomb blast occurred at 6:45am at Nyanya Elrufai Park. The source of the explosion was a car bomb. It is suspected that a Toyota Seina bus which was parked overnight was ladened with the bomb that went off this morning, knowing fully well that there would be so much more people at the bus stop this morning. Sound of the explosion at Nyanya (Under Bridge) was heard from far away Abacha Road in Mararaba.

Majority of the people killed in the Nyanya bus stop explosion were actually coming to the city centre to tend to their various jobs. NEMA ambulances were seen carrying corpses