Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said foreign names and company were indicted for the explosion that left three people dead and more than 20 houses devastated in the Bodija area of the state.
Makinde stated this in an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday.
According to him, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) certificate of a mining company indicted for the explosion showed some foreign names as owners.
The governor said the death toll in the unfortunate blast had risen to three as one more victim died at a hospital today.
He said, “We are trying to uncover the identities of the people. We’ve done a few fact-finding on the company involved and yes, there are indeed some foreign names on the CAC documents of the company involved but these are still early days. We don’t have anything to cover.”
Recall that residents of Ibadan were thrown into confusion on Tuesday as an explosion rocked parts of the city, leaving two dead and 77 injured.
Aerial shots have captured the extent of the devastation, which affected buildings and properties.
Governor Makinde, who visited the scene of the explosion Tuesday night, said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion was caused by explosive devices stored by illegal miners.
He also said that, though investigations were still ongoing, anyone found culpable would be brought to justice.
Preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion was caused by explosive devices stored by illegal miners.
