The suicide bomber was approaching the eke ukwu market in afikpo on a mission to record more deaths, the bomb exploded in his body on reaching a primary school called Amaizu Amangbala that is 3 poles, near to his destination before the Gods of the land intervained.
Information gathered is that the Fulani residents orchestrated the plan in a revenge mission over the disappearance, ban, and consumption of cow meat in the area.
Shortly after the incident the Nigeria security agency drove to the scene with armoured tanker and forcefully evacuate the body to unknown destination.