A former deputy governor of Oyo State, Chief Iyiola Oladokun, is among those currently displaced from their residences due to an explosion that occurred on Tuesday in a section of Ibadan, the state’s capital city.
The Oke-Ogun politician deputised the late Governor Lam Ona-Olapo Adesina from 1999–2003 under the Alliance for Democracy Party.
According to a local news platform, it was gathered that Barrister Oladokun, a close associate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and a respected member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, and his family are presently being accommodated by a relative.
A source close to the politician hinted that Oladokun’s storey building, located not too far from Dejo Oyelese Street, was badly affected.
The source said, “He must vacate the building because “nobody is sure if the foundation of the building will still be okay after being jolted by the unexpected explosion.”
Another source informed us that the home of the former Attorney General of the Federation, the late Chief Bola Ige, was also affected.
An independent source disclosed that he observed that most of the windows of the building had been shattered.
Bola Ige’s house is located about 600 metres away from the Oladokuns.
The Oyo State Police Command confirmed the explosion and the ongoing rescue effort on Tuesday night.
The platform noted that other popular residents of the state living around Wole Oyelese Street whose properties were reportedly affected by the explosion included Oba Kola Adegbola, Comrade Kunle Famoriyo of Afenifere Renewal fame, actress Bimbo Osin, interim Oyo NAWOJ chairperson, Bola Okanlawon, and others.
The state government, through its information commissioner, noted in a statement that “all security service chiefs, including paramilitary chiefs and fire operatives, have been deployed by the governor to rein in the spillover from the explosion.”
The Oyo State Deputy Governor, Bayo Lawal, visited the scene of the explosion late Tuesday night.
