On Wednesday, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde received an official report on the January 16 explosion in Ibadan’s Old Bodija district, which killed five people, wounded 77, and damaged 58 buildings as reported by PUNCH.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Fatai Owoseni, a retired Commissioner of Police, told reporters that the study tied three people to the explosion and all the three people will face prosecution.
It was learned that the study includes conclusions from the government’s medical, security, and technical teams.
Addressing reporters immediately after presenting the findings, Owoseni stated,
“Three persons of interest have been identified in connection with the cause of the unfortunate incident, and they will face prosecution based on the investigation carried out.”
He said that a closed-circuit television in one of the damaged homes recorded evidence of the incident, and he emphasized that the state government will prosecute those responsible.
He continues,
“The character of the explosive is known as ‘Water Gel Type Based Explosive’ and the explosion was triggered by an electric spark.
The government will check on the immigration status of all the people of interest since a majority of them are from Mali.
The street where the incident happened was Aderinola Street and not Dejo Oyelese Street, as earlier reported.
The epicentre of the tragedy is No. 8A and No. 8B.
We have been able to report that the swiftness with which security was deployed to the epicentre had so far successfully made the state fully secure the environment.”