(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Uja june 26 (qna) - nigerian president goodluck jonathan has immediately suspended his plan to attend an african union (au) summit in equatorial guinea and returned to the country after a car bomb killed at least 21 people in abuja yesterday.
the nigerian president travelled to the central african nation yesterday for the au meeting just as a blast hit emba plaza a busy shopping complex in wuse 2 abuja.
police said 21 persons had been confirmed dead and 17 injured. force spokesperson frank mba said one suspect was arrested.
presidential spokesperson reuben abati said that jonathan travelled before the blast yesterday and took an immediate decision to return to nigeria early today to follow up the security situation in the country. (qna)
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