The Oyo State Government, on Wednesday, announced that it has identified at least three individuals responsible for the Bodija explosion that occurred in January. The explosive devices detonated at Bodija Housing Estate in Ibadan.
Fatai Owoseni, the Special Adviser on Security to the Governor, disclosed that three persons of interest have been identified in connection with the incident and will face prosecution based on the findings of the investigation.
Owoseni clarified that the explosion occurred at Aderinola Street, not Dejo Oyelese Street, emphasizing that the epicenter of the tragedy is located at No. 8A and No. 8B.
Additionally, he revealed that the explosive’s nature is known as ‘Water Gel Type Based Explosive,’ and the explosion was triggered by an electric spark. Owoseni further explained that a Closed Circuit Television in one of the affected houses provided footage detailing how the incident unfolded.
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.
“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”.
