Bodija explosion: Makinde receives official report, 3 suspects identified for prosecution

By Vivian Okejeme, Abuja

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has received the official report of the Jan. 16 explosion that occurred at Adeyi Avenue in Bodija, Ibadan, in which five persons died.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Mr Fatai Owoseni, made this known on Wednesday while briefing newsmen shortly after the presentation of the report to the governor.
Owoseni said that three persons of interest have been identified in connection with the incident and that they
would face prosecution based on the investigation carried out.
Owoseni also revealed that the character of the explosive is known as ‘Water Gel Type Based Explosive’ and that the explosion was triggered by an electric spark.
He explained that a Closed Circuit Television in one of the affected houses gave footage of how the incident happened.
Owoseni, the former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, assured that the state government would bring the perpetrators to book.
He added that the government would also check the immigration status of all the people of interest since majority of the suspects quizzed were from Mali.
“We have been able to report that the swiftness with which security was deployed to the epicentre made the state to successfully 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.
“We would recall that an emergency situation centre was put in place by the governor, and was located at the premises of Oyo State Housing Corporation, Ibadan.”