BREAKING: Ondo Explosion: IGP sets up Special Investigation Team
The Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu 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, 27th March, 2020.
In a press statement by Force Public Relations Officer DCP Frank Mba the “team is headed by the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Maikudi A. Shehu”.
According to the statememt the team “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 team is expected to 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”.
It added that “the IGP however enjoins the citizens especially those living around the scene of the incident to avoid the area so as not to tamper with the scene of incident and the ongoing investigations”.
Meanwhile, “the IGP sympathizes with the government and people of Ondo State particularly victims that sustained injuries or lost their property as a result of the incident”. “He calls for calm and assures that the outcome of investigations will be made public” the statement added.
