Ibadan, Oyo – Victims and casualties of the Ibadan explosion have shared their experience of the sad incident, which happened on Tuesday night, January 16, at the Oyo state capital.
The explosion, which has been linked to explosives stored in one of the buildings in the area by illegal miners, reportedly claimed two lives, as said by Governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday morning, January 17.
How the Ibadan explosion happened, eyewitness account
Photo Credit: Seyi Makinde, Ayo of IbadanSource: Twitter
Ibadan Explosion: Resident who lost his brother lamented in tears
In a video, now deleted, shared by a netizen, Ayo of Ibadan, a resident identified as Akeem Oladipupo was seen crying for his brother, who died in the incident.
In another video shared by Ayo of Ibadan, a resident in the area, Omogoriola Otiki, gave an eyewitness account of the incident.
According to Otiki, the explosion happened at about 7:45pm, saying that he was observing his praying when he heard of the explosion.
Eye witness account of Ibadan explosion
He said the explosion led to a large cloud that no one could see the other person before him or her, and everyone had to mask up.
Otiki explained that when security operatives arrived at the scene, they said it would not have been a bomb because it did not spread, adding that they said it must have been dynamites used by miners.
Recall that Governor Makinde on Wednesday morning said that a preliminary investigation showed that the incident was caused by illegal miners
See the video of the eyewitness account here:
