Bomb Explosion Hits Onitsha, Anambra State
The blast reportedly occurred in the early hours of Wednesday.
Details of victims are still sketchy as at the time of filing this…..
However an Eye witnesses said it was placed by some ‘unknown’ guys.
A survivor narrated that the bomb detonated after a mobile in the bag started ringing.
“They pretended to be buying something, dropped the bag and left.
“After few minutes, a mobile phone in the bag started ringing and the bomb went off immediately.
Another eye-witnesses, according to online reports stated that the bomber is a middle-aged man believed to be from Northern Nigeria who pretended to be a traveller who needed a restaurant where he could “eat for N150”.
“The bomber is a man who came to the area, mostly populated by Northerners, and asked for a restaurant to eat for N150. He was directed to the eatery where he dropped his bag and asked for food. He ended up taking a few spoons of the food and leaving the place.”
“Unknown to the people, he left behind a bomb in his bag which was later detonated about 5 minutes after the mystery man left, and injured seven people including a woman identified as Chioma.”
Several people were reportdly injured in the blast which rocked the Kara area. The victims were taken to a private hospital.
Another source also revealed that, three of the victims who were critically injured were transferred to St. Charles Borromeo Hospital in Onitsha.
According to the report, the deputy commissioner of police in charge of operations (DCP – Ops) for Anambra State, Mr. A. J. Kokoma visited the crime scene. He was accompanied by a team of policemen which included the divisional police officers (DPOs) of police
stations close to Kara. Specifically, the DPO of Okpoko, Fegge, and Onitsha Inland Town were present at the scene of the blast.
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