An explosion has hit the Calabar branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) located along Calabar Road on Friday and many people are feared dead.
Although the number of casualties has not been officially confirmed, eyewitness information has it that no fewer than 10 persons may have been killed and about 30 others critically injured by the blast which rocked the main building of the bank about noon.
It was not clear if the explosion was of a bomb, but sources who pleaded not to be mentioned said smoke was noticed billowing out from a spot within the CBN building for about 30 minutes before a loud explosion followed.
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