Emergency officials confirmed a suicide bomber caused the deadly blast that shook Abuja on Monday afternoon. The attacker wore a homemade explosive device and tried to break into the Mogadishu Army base near the busy Mararaba-Nyanya highway. The bomb went off during the failed break-in attempt and killed the attacker right away. One person walking nearby got hurt from the explosion and needed hospital treatment. Police bomb experts rushed the injured civilian to the National Hospital for medical care.
The deadly attack happened at 1:47 in the afternoon and brought many security teams to the scene quickly. Military troops, police officers, secret service agents, and road safety workers all responded to help with the emergency. Army leaders and local police had already told the public about the explosion earlier that day. Bomb experts started checking the crime scene right after the attack to find clues about what happened. Security forces finished their work at the blast site around 5:29 that evening.
The deadly attack happened at 1:47 in the afternoon and brought many security teams to the scene quickly. Military troops, police officers, secret service agents, and road safety workers all responded to help with the emergency. Army leaders and local police had already told the public about the explosion earlier that day. Bomb experts started checking the crime scene right after the attack to find clues about what happened. Security forces finished their work at the blast site around 5:29 that evening.
