18/01/24
OLADIPO DG
Two more Bodies one live but in critical condition and one other dead have been discovered in debris of Bodija explosion that occurred on Tuesday night as rescue Operations Continues
The Deputy Governor of Oyo State alongside Commissioner of Police arrived the scene, appealing to the large number of people who converged at the scene to vacate as there are indication that there might be More Explosion.
It was also confirmed from a man whose house is close to the place where the explosion started that there was a fire outbreak from a meter which spread to the explosive originally meant for mining.
It was also confirmed that the Miners are from Mali and they immediately evacuated the building seeing the fire was going out of hands.
Many Houses were destroyed,Cars damage and 3 persons confirmed dead while 71 other injured some in critical conditions in the Hospital.As rescue operations continue, residents and some other prominent Nigerians are calling for thorough investigation to unravel the cause of explosion which is being alluded to dynamites stored in a house by some Malian miners.