Panic In Oworonshoki Over Casualties Of Explosion In Lagos

 

There are reports that the Oworonshoki area of Lagos

state has today, October 11, experienced a bomb scare at

a locked pub yet to open for the day’s business.

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According to The Punch, the South West coordinator of

the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),

Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed that there was an explosion

inside a locked beer parlour that is yet to open today.

 

He said that there were four casualties including a girl

injured and had been rushed to Afolabi Hospital for

treatment.

Farinloye said: “Fire service and police are trying to find out

the cause of the explosion as the shop was locked at the time

of explosion.

The coordinator noted that the crowd is greatly impeding

emergency works being carried out by his men.

He said: “We call on the crowd to leave the area entirely. The

explosion partly affected a building next to the beer parlour.”

However, according to Television Continental News, the

Oworonshoki explosion was caused by gas cylinder.

Although there were rumours that the explosion had

claimed lives, but officials of NEMA had already

confirmed that it was not a bomb blast which

corroborates the information that it was a gas explosion.

The emergency body also added that there were no

deaths as a result of the gas explosion.

In another development, the residents of Jikwoyi and the

neighbouring areas in Abuja were also terrified by a loud

sound that was similar to an explosion in the late hours of

Saturday, October 10.

Officials are yet to comment on whether it was another

bomb explosion or not.

OWORO EXPLOSION: GM of LASEMA confirms the

incidence; says it was not a Bomb explosion, his men

on top of the situation, appeals for calm!

— APC Nigeria (@APCNigeria) October 11, 2015

LASEMA CONFIRMS GAS EXPLOSION IN LAGOS,

SAYS THERE WAS NO BOMB EXPLOSION AS BEEN

REPORTED AND NO DEATH RECORDED.

— TVC News Nigeria (@TVCNigeria) October 11, 2015