The Emergency Operations Centre Bodija Explosion set up by the Oyo State Government has revealed that apart from the dead bodies picked up in the aftermath of the explosion, body parts were also recovered at the scene.
The EOC Chairman, Prof. Temitope Alonge, revealed this to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake.
Alonge, who spoke when Alake visited the explosion scene, Dejo Oyelese Street, Bodija, Ibadan, said: “Many of the buildings within the 500 metres radius did not pass the integrity test.
“We had two fatalities at that time, but on Tuesday night, there were three fatalities.
“One of them came to help people.
“Another woman was impaled.
“Those were identified that day.
“But, on Wednesday, we picked up some body parts.
“We had to wait for the safety of the medical staff.
“We were told of a woman, who came out wanting to rescue her mistress.
“Unfortunately, the mistress had been taken to the UCH.
“She decided to run into the house.
“She was impaled by the rubbles.”
Alake wondered how the suspected miners were able to harbour the explosives that wreaked havoc for years undetected.
He said he didn’t say this as a minister, but as a Nigerian.
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He added that he was surprised at the calibre of people who live at a high profile place like Bodija, who have access to the authorities, that such a destructive weapon could be hidden for such a long time without alerting the security agents.
He said: “There’s no way the residents of this area would not suspect that someone in this area is doing something untoward.
“They need to report without putting their names but the kernel of the information will be used.”