Five people inside and around the shop of a Close Circuit Television ( CCTV) camera dealer along Kodesho Street, near Computer village, Ikeja, Lagos State, sustained varying degrees of injury on Friday , April 11, from an explosion which occurred at about 6:35p.m.
Confirming the incident in a statement, the the spokesman of Lagos State Police Command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said that the five injured people were rescued and promptly taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, for medical attention.
He said that the scene of the explosion and adjoining areas were immediately taken over and cordoned off by operatives of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit of the Command, the Mobile Police Detachment and conventional police teams.
The PPRO stated further that the scene was swept by the Command’s EOD experts to ensure the safety of residents and facilitate a comprehensive investigation to determine the actual cause of the explosion.
He added that the Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, arrived at the scene within minutes for an on-the-spot assessment.
“The Commissioner of Police has assured the public that the Command is fully on top of the situation and has urged residents of Lagos to remain calm and not panic.
“While investigations are ongoing to determine the exact cause of the explosion and other factors that might have caused the incident, the general public are enjoined to go about their lawful engagements and businesses peacefully without fear or apprehension, as the scene of the explosion and the adjoining area have been rendered safe and secured,” Hundeyin said.
