Thursday, 29 May 2014

Explosion in Abuja this morning is ''Controlled Blast''-Army spokesperson



Premium times reported earlier this morning that a loud explosion was heard this morning in Kurudu, a community on the outskirts of Abuja. The explosion caused panic in Kurudu, Jikoyi and other adjoining areas.
Below is an update on the blast:

A spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Olajide Olaleye, has explained to that the explosion that occurred in the Kurudu area of the Nigerian capital is a “controlled blast.”
Mr. Olaleye, a Brigadier General, said a rock had been blocking a new road being constructed from Karishi to Apo, in the Abuja city centre.
He said the rock was blasted, with dynamites, to free the road and allow construction to continue.
“The situation is under control,” the spokesperson said, advising residents to be calm.

Some of the residents were still held up in their homes at 9:50 a.m. amidst fear that the explosion was caused by a bomb.
Kurudu is a few kilometres from Nyanya, where bomb explosions about a month ago killed about 100 people.

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