The Chief Medical Director of Asokoro General Hospital, Dr Abubakar Ahmadu has disclosed to newsmen that of the corpses deposited at the hospital mortuary from the Nyanya bomb blast, two were yet to be identified.
He however said that 12 corpses were identified and six have already been claimed by the deceased’s relations. “None among the 26 victims brought alive to the hospital has died,” Dr Ahmadu said.
He further stated among the 26 survivors in the hospital, six were operated upon and were recuperating, while one was transferred to a private hospital, and another, a baby, was reunited with the family. Eight victims who sustained minor injuries were treated and have been discharged.
Dr Ahmadu explained that most of victims of the blast yet to be discharged were those that underwent surgery, adding that their healing processes might take up to two weeks.
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