Twelve Dead Bodies Found, Thirty-five Injured

Minister of FCT, Mallam Bala Mohammed said, yesterday, that the unfortunate bomb blast was under control.
The minister who spoke at the Maitama District Hospital said the security situation in the capital city has been brought under control as new security measures will also be put in place.

He explained that “our neighbour to neighbour security watch in the FCT too is yielding results as we have beefed up security in all neighbourhoods.”

He told reporters that from available information, 12 victims involved in the blast were brought to the hospital and 35 injured persons were receiving treatment.

He promised that his ministry would foot the bills of the injured persons in the hospital.

The Telegraph Managing Editor, Bisala killed in blast.  The Managing Editor of The Telegraph newspapers, Mr. Suleiman Bisala was one of those killed in the EMAB Plaza blast in Abuja, yesterday.

His colleagues said the late Bisala was at the Plaza to fix his telephone handset when the blast occurred. He had a long career at the Daily Trust newspapers before joining The Telegraph.

 

7 corpses at National Hospital Morgue, 7 receiving treatment

A check at the National Hospital Abuja, yesterday, revealed that seven dead persons were brought to the hospital morgue, while seven injured are currently receiving treatment.

The Public Relations Officer of the National Hospital, Abuja, Mr Tayo Haastrup, said that out of the seven injured, two were in critical condition in the intensive care unit of the hospital.

A source confirmed to that “many of the injured were in critical condition and it will take the grace of God for them to survive”.

 

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