More explosives were seized from 2 suspects believed to have coordinated the bombing of Emab Shopping Plaza in Wuse, Abuja on Wednesday 25th June 2014, the defence headquarters has said.
Bystanders at the scene of the explosion alerted soldiers on patrol to the two suspects who were speeding off on a power bike.
The soldiers swung into action engaging the escaping suspects and fatally wounding one of them who fell with his bag as the motorbike rider still made efforts to escape through the crowd.
The bag recovered from the suspect was later confirmed to contain a package of IED and other accessories including stop clock, mobile phones and other materials used for setting off explosives.
The suspect who was shot by the soldiers finally died in the hospital as he defiantly yelled “people will die! people will die!!”.
After the incident, 21 persons were confirmed dead while the wounded victims are receiving treatment in various hospitals. Two other suspects also arrested at the scene of the explosion are currently being interrogated.
