No fewer than 10 persons were feared killed, and 15 others hospitalised following the explosion that also affected a section of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Oyo State House of Assembly, the residence of the late former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, some buildings at Ologuneru, Apete, New Garage, Bashorun, Akobo, Sango and Eleyele.
Governor Seyi Makinde, who visited the scene of the explosion Tuesday night, said though further investigations were still ongoing, anyone found culpable would be brought to book.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday night, the Oyo State Police Command confirmed that there was an explosion in Dejo Oyelese Street in the Bodija area of Ibadan, the state capital.
The command, however, said the number of casualties in the incident was still unknown, adding that there had been ample deployment of their men to forestall any breakdown of law and order.
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