President Goodluck Jonathan visited the scene of a deadly bomb blast in a suburb of Abuja on Monday where he saw firsthand, the damages caused by the explosion as well as injured survivors, who he visited at the hospital.
We earlier reported that the president cancelled a scheduled visit to Ibadan, Oyo State, as a result of the bombing that left 71 dead and 124 injured, just to commiserate with victims.
Here are photos from the visit.
PRESIDENT JONATHAN & HIS ENTOURAGE BEING BRIEFED AT THE SITE OF THE CRATER LEFT BEHIND BY THE EXPLOSION IN NYANYA ON MONDAY
PRESIDENT JONATHAN VISITING NYANYA BOMB BLAST VICTIMS AT ASOKORO HOSPITAL.
PRESIDENT JONATHAN VISITING NYANYA BOMB BLAST VICTIMS AT ASOKORO HOSPITAL.
PRESIDENT JONATHAN ADDRESSING THE MEDIA AT THE NYANYA BOMB EXPLOSION SCENE, MONDAY
PRESIDENT JONATHAN & SENATE PRESIDENT DAVID MARK AT THE NYANYA BOMB BLAST SCENE, MONDAY
All Photos courtesy Reuben Abati (@abati1990)
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