Sources at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), who confirmed the explosion, said that three dead bodies had been taken to the mortuary while not less than nine injured persons were taken to a hospital.
According to a report on Channels TV, at least three persons have been reported killed in the bomb explosion earlier today (
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Sources at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), who confirmed the explosion, said that three dead bodies had been taken to the mortuary while about nine other injured persons were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Addressing reporters a NEMA official said: "We were attending the humanitarian coordination meeting… but we have to suspend it and proceed to the incident site.
"On reaching the site we saw that a bomb exploded very close to the store where we keep our food and no-food materials. After the usual screening and scanning by the security, we found out that three corpses were identified and about nine, who sustained minor injuries, were taking to the hospital”.
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) however reported via their official Twitter page that it was actually 7 people that was confirmed dead while 20 were injured in the tragic incident.
The police have since condoned the area. They said they are screening everyone in the camp and that more security personnel would be added to the camp.