Ondo explosion: IGP sets up special investigation team

Mon, Mar 30, 2020
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MOHAMMED Adamu, inspector general of Police, IGP,  has set-up a special investigation team to unravel the immediate and remote cause of the unfortunate tragic explosion that occurred at Ogbese near Akure, the Ondo State Capital on Friday, March 27.

The team, which is headed by Maikudi A. Shehu, commissioner of Police in charge of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja, is made up of police officers from the Police Bomb Disposal Squad (Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit) which is a specialized arm of the police that oversees explosives and ordinance operations of the Force including controlled detonation, safe evacuation, sweeping, assessment, analysis, intelligence and investigations touching on bombs and all forms of explosives related incidents.

The investigation team will work jointly with experts from the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, NGSA, – the nation’s leading Research and Development Institution that is the sole repository of all geo-scientific data. The Agency has a state-of-the-art laboratory with the capacity and expertise to carry out a wide range of geo-scientific examinations including Laboratory/Forensic Examinations, Geochemical Analysis of Rocks, Minerals, Water, Sewage, Soil Samples and Site Investigations amongst others.

Adamu hopes that with the involvement of NGSA, the quality and integrity of investigations into the explosion will be greatly enhanced.

He, however, enjoined the citizens especially those living around the scene of the incident to avoid the area so as not to tamper with the scene of an incident and the ongoing investigations.

He also sympathized with the government and people of Ondo State particularly victims that sustained injuries or lost their property as a result of the incident. He called for calm and assured that the outcome of investigations will be made public, according to a release signed by Frank Mba, Force public relations officer.

– Mar. 30, 2020 @ 13:15 GMT |

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