{"id":140300,"date":"2024-01-17T19:26:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T19:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/17\/uk-returnee-reportedly-dies-in-ibadan-explosion\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T19:26:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T19:26:55","slug":"uk-returnee-reportedly-dies-in-ibadan-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/17\/uk-returnee-reportedly-dies-in-ibadan-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Returnee Reportedly Dies In Ibadan Explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A man who recently returned from the United Kingdom, has been named as one of the victims of Tuesday\u2019s explosion in Ibadan, Oyo State\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, in a statement, confirmed that two people died in the tragic incident and 77 persons sustained injuries.<\/p>\n<p>However, an eyewitness, identified as Ayode Jajaye, a resident of the Housing Estate at Adeyi Avenue, Bodija, said that a man who returned from the UK barely a week ago died in the explosion.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the UK returnee was the son of one of the landlords.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking further on the casualties and damages, Jajaye called Governor Makinde to investigate the incident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0\u201cIbadan Explosion Traced To Illegal Miners\u2019 Explosives\u201d \u2013 Gov Makinde<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said:\u00a0\u201cLook at the guy that just died, he just came from the UK about a week ago. He\u2019s a son to a landlord in this estate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy conclusion is that the government should investigate this situation. The casualties are too much; look at the damages, we can\u2019t just look away. There are so many collateral damages that have happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-567154255\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man who recently returned from the United Kingdom, has been named as one of the victims of Tuesday\u2019s explosion in Ibadan, Oyo State\u2019s capital. 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