By Funso Alarape
Saturday January 20, 2024
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Some body parts that were recovered from the site of last Tuesday’s explosive ion in the Bodija area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday, are to be subjected to forensic analysis.
The Incident Manager for the Emergency Response, Professor Temitope Alonge, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Friday, saying there was a necessary ty for a forensic expert for analysis.
“The issue on the ground is that the moment you find a body part around an area, the chances are that probably, it is coming from the same person. But we can’t confirm or dispute until we have forensics. We have just sent the entire details to the Forensic pathologist; and so, hopefully, we will be getting an answer, but not immediately.
“It’s not something they do within 24 hours; it is going to take a little while, because it will be a matter of DNA testing and trying to cross-breed what has been found. Apart from that, the corpse of another dog was found.
“It has also been packaged for foic for assessment by the veterinary pathologist,” he said.
Alonge also ruled out the possibility of recovering more bodies or anyone still being alive, because the entire place had been flattened, disclosing that the search and rescue efforts should get to ground zero in another 48 hours.
He noted that the search was not restricted to the epicenter alone, as the major concerns were the houses that were in bad shape, saying the occupants of the houses had been counseled and given reasons they should not go into buildings that had not been given a clean bill of health because the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) was still busy working on the integrity test of the buildings.
“Until they certify a house to be fit, I don’t think it is appropriate for them to go in. Well, quite a large number of them are compliant; but there are a few of them that refused to listen to good counsel and we note those houses.
“So, if there are consequences on account of what they have done, I believe that the government will be exonerated. Again, the integrity test is not only within epicentre but it is also extended beyond there,” he stated.
In another development, the Chief Justice of Nigeria ((CJN), Justice Kayode Aria, paid a visit to the explosion site Friday evening.
While speaking with journalists, Ariwoola lamented that what he saw was devastating and prayed that God would take care of everything and help the government to assist the families affected by the explosion.
“What I have seen is devastating. I don’t know who can explain this, but God says He knows it all. God knew it before it happened, and only God will take care of everything. We can’t say the government should come and do it, but God will assist the government to assist all the families affected,” he said.
The CJN also visited a former deputy governor of the state, Barrister Iyiola Oladokun, and a legal luminary, Chief Niyi Akintola, SAN, whose houses were affected in the explosion.
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