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Explosion Hit CBN, Calabar


Report reaching Archmedia from eye witness,  Claiming anonymous confirm that four persons die instantly. Three of which was burnt  beyond recognition and one die out of shock and so many injured. And the cause of the explosion is not gas as speculated by many but a time bomb.
As at now ( 17:45 GMT +1) , Calabar road  from De Choice fast food to  Calabar Millennium park is block by security agencies.
The explosion, which happened at about 11am on Friday, shattered the CBN banking hall and caused traffic jam on roads around the bank between 11am and 2pm as security operatives assisted officials of the state Fire Service in bringing the situation under control.
Thousands of passersby and commuters had scampered for safety after the explosion, concluding it was a bomb blast. But the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Henry Fadairo, said that the explosion was caused by gas cylinders in the CBN office.
The police in company of the Navy, Army, FRSC and the Civil Defence were on ground


  to help the state Fire Service to bring the situation under control.
“We also assisted the medical team to convey the victims to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital where they are currently being attended to.”




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