Residents of Ibadan and immediate environ on Tuesday night experienced an uncommon explosion about 8pm.
In a swift reaction, Oyo state government through the commissioner for information, Prince Dotun Oyelade in a statement said
“There are various interpretations of the incident but it is important for us to state categorically that the state government has taken over and in the full control of the unfortunate occurrence in order to mitigate the incident.
“All security service chiefs including para military chiefs and Fire Operatives have been deployed by the governor to Reign in the spillover from the explosion.
“His Excellency Governor Seyi Makinde therefore implores citizens to calm down and be rest assured that their interests are being looked after.
