Nyanya (Abuja)

Nyanya is a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It is located to the southwest of the city of Abuja and it is 4 kilometers from Asokoro and 6 kilometers from Three Arms Zone. Nyanya is one of the most populated satellite towns in the FCT. It is a border town between FCT and Nasarawa State and serves as a major rout linking FCT to the north central and north east regions of Nigeria.^[1][2]

Nyanya is divided into five zones - Zone A – Zone E. A large number of middle and low class federal civil servants, private organisations employees, traders and artisans reside in Nyanya. It has a public lowcost housing estate. Its major health facility is the Nyanya General Hospital and has a weekly market known by same name which holds Wednesdays.^[3] The market holds several public and private bus terminals.^[4] The major means of transportation within the town is motor cycle (Okada) and tricycle (Keke). It has a Divisional Police Headquarters, Squadron 21 Mobile Police Unit^[5] and a High Court of Justice.^[6][7]

On 14 April 2014 at about 6:45 am rush hour, two bombs detonated at the crowded Nyanya bus station killing at least 88 people and injuring at least 200.^[8] Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the bombing. Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan visited the scene of the bombing and victims receiving treatment in hospitals hours after the bombing.^[9]