Nigerian officials investigate blast that shook buildings

Nigerian officials investigate blast that shook buildings

Nigerian officials in Oyo state said on Tuesday they were investigating the cause of a blast that shook buildings and sent panicking residents onto the streets.

The explosion was heard on Tuesday evening in Oyo state capital Ibadan, 130 kilometres from the commercial capital Lagos.

Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Oyo state commissioner for information said in a statement that "residents of Ibadan and immediate environ experienced an uncommon explosion about 8 p.m. (1900 GMT) this evening."

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"All security service chiefs including paramilitary chiefs and fire Operatives have been deployed by the governor to reign in the spillover from the explosion," he said.

Oyo state officials called for calm.

Some residents said the blast had shattered windows of their homes.