An explosion on Friday rocked a CCTV camera dealer’s shop along Kodesho Street, near the bustling Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos, leaving five people injured.
The incident prompted an immediate response from operatives of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit of the Lagos State Police Command, who cordoned off the affected area to prevent further harm and ensure public safety.
Confirming the incident, the spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said operatives of the Mobile Police and Conventional Police Teams have been dispatched, while the scene has been swept by the EOD Experts to ensure the safety of residents and facilitate a comprehensive investigation to determine the actual cause of the Explosion.
The state Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, also visited the scene of the explosion, reassuring residents that the situation is under control and that the area has been secured.
Urging Lagos residents to remain calm, Jimoh said investigations were ongoing to determine the exact cause of the explosion and other factors that might have caused the incident,
He stated that “the scene of the explosion and the adjoining area have been rendered safe and secured.”
Meanwhile, five individuals who were inside or around the shop at the time of the explosion sustained varying degrees of injury and have been rescued and swiftly recovered to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) for medical treatment.
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