SEE PHOTOS & VIDEO: Heavy Bomb Blast Rocks Abuja

According to eyewitnesses, a large explosion occurred at a shopping mall, around the popular Banex plaza in the Wuse 2 district of Abuja. Sources say there are body parts scattered around the scene of the blast.

The bomb was said to have exploded at about 4pm. Many cars are still on fire as the time of reporting. Those from the emergency services have arrived the scene for rescue and evacuation. This is third deadly explosion in the Nigerian capital in two months.

The extremist Boko Haram sect claimed responsibility for the two explosions in April and May in Nyanya, Abuja. See video below....