Nigeria: How Bomb Blasts Changed Lives of Nyanya/Mararaba Residents

Immediately after the Nyanya bomb blasts occurred, the federal government quickly drafted the military to mount checkpoints in different entry routes that lead into Abuja from Nasarawa State, making life unbearable for residents living in that axis. Ruth Choji and Blessing Ukemena write on the plights of the people

While most Nigerians continue to live and go about their normal businesses, those living within the Nyanya/Mararaba axis of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been going through difficult times since the April 14 and May 1 bomb blasts that took lots of innocent lives and destroyed properties running into millions of naira.

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