The Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States, Alhaji Daud Akinola, has urged the Federal Government to immediately deploy necessary assistance through the Oyo State Government to the victims of explosion that happened at Dejo Oyelese Street, Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday night to cushion their sufferings.
According to The PUNCH, Are Musulumi disclosed this at the site of the incident on Friday.
Five people lost their lives, 77 people sustained various degrees of injury and 58 houses were badly affected in the explosion that rocked Adeyi area, Old Bodija in Ibadan, last Tuesday night.
Akinola, who led other Islamic faithful to the scene of the blast, strongly criticized the activities of the foreigners allegedly named in the Ibadan’s explosion.
He said, “This is devastating. I, therefore, want to passionately appeal to the Federal Government and our dear President, Senator Bola Tinubu, to please, come to the aid of these people, I mean the victims.
“The government should deploy necessary assistance to them through our able Governor Makinde. I pray God not to let us witness such a terrible situation again in Ibadan, Oyo State and Nigeria as a whole.
“Secondly, I want to also call for a thorough investigation to unravel the activities of these illegal miners that kept explosive materials in the residential estate.”
Akiniola appreciated the State Governor, Seyi Makinde for prompt action when the incident happened.
Other prominent personalities on his entourage include the Iyalaje Adeen of Yorubaland, Alhaja Sidikat Aderibigbe; Asiwaju Adeen of Oyo State, Alhaji Mutiu Onimalu; Babasale Musulumi of Ibadanland, Chief Nureni Akanbi; the state Chairman, Muslim Community, Chief Bayo Oyero, Babaloja General, Alhaji Yekeen Abass and host of other Muslim leaders.
