Soldiers, bomb experts cordoned off the bomb scene
Jonathan cancels Ibadan trip to visit bomb scene
Seventy one people killed, while 124 injured, 16 luxury buses, 24 other vehicles burnt as bomb explodes at Nyanya Park on the outskirts of the capital city, Abuja. in Abuja
Seventy one people were killed and 124 sustained different degrees of injuries at the early hours on Monday, following bomb explosion which affected 16 luxury buses and 24 other vehicles.
Nine ambullances were scene evacuating dead bodies from the explosion scene.
Nyanya Motor Park is 33 kilometres from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Earlier before the bomb blast, the bubbly Nyanya Motor Park, was crowded with workers and people waiting to board vehicles to their different places of work and offices in Abuja.
Soldiers and bomb disposal experts have cordoned off the area over suspicion of an undetonated bomb, while people were warned not to move near the explosion scene.
The spokesman of the National Emergency Management Agency, Manzo Ezekiel, speaking on the bomb blast said: "This morning there was an explosion at the Nyanya Motor Park.
"Rescue teams are already on ground.
"There were so many people there at that time, so we think there must have been some injuries."
No organisation or body has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan has cancelled his planned visit to Ibadan, to visit the explosion scene.
Earlier, President Jonathan, had concluded plans to visit Ibadan to felicitate with the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba (Dr) Samuel Odulana, celebrating his centenary birthday anniversary.
Nyanya Park, which is a major spot for travellers out of Abuja city, has also become the most popular entry port to Abuja.
Passengers travel to Akwanga and Lafia in Nasarawa, Benue, Plateau and other northern locations from the motor park, while it also servers as park for workers coming into the city.
Intra-city buses called el-Rufai, also converged there to transport workers into the city, while Akwanga expressway, which passes through Nyanya, remains the only route to the capital city from the East. Though the FCT authorities said it was building alternative roads, none exists so far.
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