The victims who died from the explosion which occurred at the Bodija area of Ibadan on Tuesday evening has increased to five, an official disclosed on Thursday.
The head of the Emergency Operations Centre for the evacuation and rescue of the explosion’s victims, Prof. Temitope Alonge, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan.
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Alonge said two corpses were recovered from the rumbles between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
He noted that this was in addition to the three recovered between Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon.
Alonge however, assured that rescue operations were still on as directed by the governor of the State, Seyi Makinde to ensure that everyone was accounted for.
“The State government will continue to monitor and respond to the situation, as investigations into the cause of the explosion are ongoing”, he said.
Recall that Gov. Makinde had on Tuesday urged residents of Oyo State to remain calm over the incident.
He had implored residents staying in any of the houses within 250 metres from the scene of the explosion to move out to accommodation provided by government.
“This is until we check the structural integrity of the buildings”, the governor had said.
He equally warned hoodlums who may want to take advantage of the incident to carry out any form of looting to desist.
Gov. Makinde stated further that all those involved directly or indirectly in bringing the tragedy upon the State would be brought to book.
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