Nigeria, May 8 -- At least six persons have been killed and eight injured when a commercial car exploded on the Bagega - Anka road in Zamfara State on Thursday.

Six passengers in the car died instantly as it took emergency workers over 20 minutes to arrive the scene, a security agent who was part of the rescuers told PREMIUM TIMES via a WhatsApp call.

The eight injured passengers were taken to the primary healthcare centre in Bagega. They include a woman, her child and six men.

The Volkswagen Golf saloon was taking passengers from Bagega to Anka when it hit the explosive device. Anka, the local headquarters of Anka LGA, has been a hotspot of terrorists' activities in western Zamfara State.

A resident of Bagega, whose brother was among...