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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has signed Executive Order 001 of 2024 on the Safe Handling and Storage of Harmful Substances Within Oyo State. The order was signed to prevent the kind of deadly explosion that rocked the state capital, Ibadan, on Tuesday, January 16. SaharaReporters had reported that the explosion left at least five persons dead with over 70 others injured and over 50 houses burnt.
A Malian miner in Ibadan, Oyo State, identified as Sawane Youssouf, has denied owning or renting the building where a deadly explosion occurred last week.
New details have emerged on the Malian immigrants responsible for the explosion that rocked Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Tuesday night. SaharaReporters gathered that a Malian national identified as Sawane Youssouf is the team leader for a mining operation in the Oke-Ogun Area of Oyo State. A document obtained by SaharaReporters from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) revealed that Sawane Youssouf incorporated a mining company known as SDYB International Company Nigeria Limited with RC 511184.