Ibadan Explosion Death Toll Rises To Five – Oyo Govt… 

The death toll from the explosion that rocked Ibadan, Oyo state capital, on Tuesday, January 16, has risen to five, the state government has said.

Many houses were damaged in the explosion, which spanned a 14-kilometre radius.

Last night, the state governor, Seyi Makinde, while giving an update said two deaths were recorded on Tuesday, adding one more victim died in a hospital on Wednesday.

Seven people were injured in the blast on Tuesday night at Bodija in Ibadan. However, in a new update on Thursday, the Special Adviser on Security Matters to Governor Seyi Makinde, Fatai Owoseni, said two more bodies have been recovered.