The Bodija explosion’s culprits have been identified, according to the Oyo State government, which made the announcement on Wednesday.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, a few explosive devices detonated at Ibadan’s Bodija Housing Estate in January.
According to Fatai Owoseni, the governor’s special adviser on security, three people of interest have been found in relation to the event.
The identified individuals would be prosecuted, he continued, in accordance with the results of the investigation.
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Speaking again, Owoseni emphasised that Aderinola Street—rather than Dejo Oyelese Street—was the location of the explosion.
He insisted that Nos. 8A and 8B serve as the tragedy’s core.
Additionally, Owoseni disclosed that the explosive’s kind is “Water Gel Type Based Explosive” and that an electric spark caused the explosion.
He went on to say that footage of the incident was found on a closed-circuit television system in one of the impacted homes.
Giving an update on the incident, he said, “We have been able to report that the swiftness with which security was deployed to the epicentre had so far successfully made the state to fully secure the environment. And with the security that was provided, the state has also been able to prevent untoward happenings, especially opportunistic crimes that hoodlums always take advantage of such situations to carry out.
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“The EOC has so far collated information, data of things that happened there and some of the data collated include census of the respective houses and the fatalities that were affected including the extent of losses suffered.
“As of 6 p.m. on Friday, 3rd of February, which was the 18th day of the incident, a total of 335 affected persons registered at the emergency situation centre including 16 companies or business operators, churches, mosques, three schools and the UCH also approached the centre to report on their losses”.
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