President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the explosion which occurred last night in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The President in a statement said the illegal miners who caused the explosion must be brought to book.
It would be recalled that the State Governor l, Seyi Makinde blamed the explosion on illegal miners who stored explosive devices in one of the buildings in the Bodija area of Ibadan.
Tinubu in a statement on Wednesday, through his , Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale said:
“It is worrisome that the cause of the blast is being attributed to the activities of illegal miners. Those behind the inexcusable and reckless behaviour that has created the conditions for the sad incident to occur must be fished out and punished.”
While expressing sadness over the devastating explosion, President Tinubu commiserated with the government and people of Oyo State, even as he called on all concerned agencies of government to unravel the circumstances that led to the tragedy with alacrity.
The President further directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to work with the Oyo State Government to offer immediate and comprehensive relief to the victims.
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