IGP SETS UP INVESTIGATION PANEL ON ONDO EXPLOSION

ONDO STATE EXPLOSION – IGP SETS UP INVESTIGATION PANEL – ELIAS AYOBAMI

 

On 28 March, 2020, Ilu Abo, in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State was devastated by an explosion at about 1a.m, where 13 persons were discovered to have sustained injuries, with no death casualties reported.

The explosion made so much impact as it destroyed the main road, creating a crater of about 15 feet deep and about 20 feet in diameter. It also destroyed a number of buildings in the vicinity.

On the 30th of March, 2020, the Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, set up a special investigation panel to look into the remote cause of the explosion that occurred in Ondo state.

The team is to be headed by the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, Force Headquaters, Abuja, CP Maikudi Shehu, and is to be made up of police officers from the Police Bomb Disposal Squad, which is a specialized arm of the police in charge of explosives and ordinance operations.

According to the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba,
β€œthe investigation team will work jointly with experts from the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) – the nation’s leading Research and Development Institution that is the sole repository of all geo-scientific data.
The Agency has a state-of-the-art laboratory with the capacity and expertise to carry out a wide range of geo-scientific examinations including Laboratory/Forensic Examinations, Geochemical Analysis of Rocks, Minerals, Water, Sewage, Soil samples and Site investigations amongst others.
The IGP hopes that with the involvement of NGSA, the quality and integrity of investigations into the explosion will be greatly enhanced.”

The IGP implores the citizens to stay away from the scene of the incident so as not to tamper with the ongoing investigations. He has also sympathized with the government and people of Ondo State, particularly those who sustained injuries or lost any properties as a result of the explosion.

We hope that the efforts of the IGP and the special investigation panel would prove effective and calm the minds of the Ondo State people.

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