Breaking News: Explosion rocks CBN Calabar, many killed

An explosion has been reported in the Central Bank of Nigeria building, along Calabar Road, Calabar, Cross River state, around 12:30pm on Friday.

The cause of the explosion is unknown.

A source at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, told PREMIUM TIMES that scores of injured persons were seen being brought into the emergency unit of the hospital.

“I could count up to seven people with serious burns,” the source said.