Ibadan Explosion: "I lost my brother", Video of Victims in Tears

• The explosion that rocked Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state, on Tuesday night, has continued to pour out emotions as victims narrated their experiences
• A victim identified as Akeem Oladipupo was seen in a video crying about his brother, who died in the unfortunate incident
• Another eyewitness recounted that the incident happened at about 8pm and that the police concluded that it was a dynamite after they inspected the scene

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Ibadan, Oyo - Victims and casualties of the Ibadan explosion have shared their experiences of the incident, which happened on Tuesday night, January 16, at the Oyo state capital.

The explosion, linked to explosives stored in one of the buildings in the area by illegal miners, claimed two lives, according Governor Seyi Makinde.

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The state governor spoke on Wednesday morning, January 17.

Ibadan explosion: Resident laments losing brother

In a now-deleted video shared by an Ibadan-based journalist, Ayo of Ibadan, a resident identified as Akeem Oladipupo was seen crying for his brother, who died in the incident.

In another video shared by Ayo of Ibadan, a resident in the area, Omogoriola Otiki, gave an eyewitness account of the incident.

According to Otiki, the explosion happened at about 7:45pm. He said he was observing his praying when he heard of the blast.

Eyewitness account of Ibadan explosion

Otiki said the explosion led to a large cloud that no one could see the other person before them, adding that everyone had to mask up.

He explained that when security operatives arrived at the scene, they said it would not have been a bomb because it did not spread.

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Otiki said the police attributed the incident to dynamites used by miners.

See the video of the eyewitness account here:

Makinde: Illegal miners responsible for Ibadan explosion

Legit.ng earlier reported that Makinde said preliminary investigation into the incident revealed the explosion was caused by illegal miners who stored explosives in one of the houses.

Makinde said in addition to the two people that died, 77 others were injured.

The governor noted that the state government will offset the bills of the injured persons and provide temporary accommodation for those whose houses were affected.

Source: Legit.ng