One of the hospital security personnel, Ali Musa, described the attackers as teenagers who attempted to bypass security protocol in a bid to carry the explosives into the hospital. According to him, the “dirty-looking teenagers” arrived at the hospital entrance in a tricycle, popularly known as Keke Napep, carrying a food flask like relatives bringing meals to patients. He added, “We had heard about the bomb blast at the post office and immediately tightened security at our post. As of the time of filing this report, there was no separate data on the number of casualties from the hospital blast alone. Meanwhile, our correspondent gathered that the Monday Market bomb blast, which occurred around 7:05 pm on the same day, may have been carried out by another suicide bomber using an explosive vest.

Source: Punch March 28, 2026 12:50 UTC