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A blast on the outskirts of
Nigeria's capital Abuja has killed at least a dozen people, witnesses and
police sources say.
Thursday's car bombing hit the
suburb of Nyanya, close to the site of a morning rush-hour bomb attack at a
bus station on April 14 that killed at least 75 people.
Besides the dead, at least 19
people were wounded in the blast; the Associated Press news agency reported
quoting police sources.
A correspondent from the AFP news
agency reported seeing nine bodies that had been brought from scene of the
attack, while a witness at the same hospital who requested anonymity reported
seeing seven more bodies.
Boko Haram is armed group fighting
what it calls Western influence and wants to form an Islamic state in
Africa's largest oil producer country.
It has claimed responsibility for
the April 14 blast in Nyanya and threatened further attacks.
Thursday's blast came a week
before Abuja was due to host the World Economic Forum on Africa, an annual
gathering which brings together international leaders, policy makers and
entrepreneurs.
Nigeria's government had announced
a big security operation to protect the capital during the forum.
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