Update:Bomb Explosion Rocks Nyanya, Abuja Again (photos)

 A twin explosion late yesterday evening rocked the Federal Capital territory Abuja with many feared dead and dozens injured.
The bombs reportedly went off along a roadside market at Nanya, a suburb of Abuja close to the spot where an explosion killed over 70 people on April 14 and on May 1, 2014.

This was as another explosion rocked Kuje, another satellite town in the Capital City late in the evening.
Punch reports a female suicide bomber was said to been on her way to bomb a police station in Kuje when the explosives went off, killing her instantly and injuring passers-by.
It was learned the twin blasts at Nyanya went off around 9.45pm by the roadside market popularly known as yankuje.
A resident of the area, explained that he had just passed the scene when he heard two loud explosions which sent everyone running helter-skelter.
He said,

“I just passed the roadside market and was sitting in front of my house when we heard two loud explosions. We rushed to the scene and discovered that the blast had killed many people and injured many others.
“Soldiers came and cordoned off the scene; I don’t know the casualty figure, but it seems to be high because many ambulances were coming to evacuate the dead and the injured to the hospital.”

Meanwhile,the Force Spokesperson, ACP Olabisi Kolawole today,Saturday disclosed in a statement in Abuja that the blast that occurred in Kuje and Nyanya areas of the Federal Capital Territory were carried out by two suicide bombers, a male and a female.
He quoted the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase as saying that the perpetrators of the act did so in shame of cowardice.

Arase however assured that no matter the aim of the bombers, Nigeria will not accommodate terrorists’ acts.
He however urged Nigerians to be vigilant at all times and report any suspicious persons or objects to the nearest Police Station or any other security agencies for prompt intervention

Following the blast, the Inspector-General has ordered a stop-and-search operation in and around Abuja.
The Police chief also directed the immediate deployment of Police Explosives Ordinance Disposal Units (PEODU) to the scenes to prevent further damage.

 See another photo from the scene below;

Photo credit: LIB