*Dr. Oladele Alake, Honourable Minister for Solid Minerals Development, affirms the Federal Government of Nigeria now awaits the outcome of forensic investigations to determine the real cause of Ibadan explosions, the explosives type, and the circumstances leading to the unfortunate incident resulting in loss of lives and property

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The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, says it is waiting for the outcome of the forensic investigation ordered to ascertain the actual cause of the tragic explosion that rocked Ibadan, Oyo State capital, last week.

绿帽献妻 reports President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, via a phone call, in the presence of Dr. Oladele Alake, Honourable Minister for Solid Minerals Development, and later through a statement had commiserated with Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State immediately after the tragic incident, the victims, and the good people of Oyo State.

Thereafter, the Minister issued a statement on condolences to the families of those who lost their lives, and other victims.

Segun Tomori, Special Assistant to the Minister on Media on stated the Minister also commended聽 Oyo State Government for mobilising relief response the explosions.

Alake further deployed Mine Inspectorate Officers to the scene of the explosion to join other security agencies to unravel the cause of the explosion.

Tomori said the Federal Government “is now waiting for the outcome of forensic investigations that will determine the real cause of the blast, the explosives type that triggered it, and the circumstances leading to the unfortunate incident that led to loss of lives and property.”

Alongside the press statement personally signed by Dr. Alake to convey his deepest sympathies to the people of Oyo State.

The Minister has also been at the forefront of working with the security agencies to unearth the cause and put mechanisms in place to avert a recurrence, the statement noted.

Mandate of Inter-ministerial Committee, by Alake

In a related development, the Minister related President Tinubu, last Wednesday during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, in Abuja, FCT, took a bold step to “holistically address insecurity around our nation’s natural resources by constituting an Inter-ministerial Committee.”

The Committee, led by Dr. Alake, is mandated to come up with a blueprint to effectively and efficiently secure solid minerals, forests, and marine economy, which constitutes Nigeria’s natural resources.

The Committee held a maiden meeting last Friday, and has been working round the clock to draw up strategies of achieving the Presidential mandate, said the statement.

Alake also noted: “In the coming days, there will be an expanded meeting with heads of security agencies, which will assist the committee in getting the requisite inputs that will guide it in turning in a robust report to the President.”

The Minister, therefore, assured Nigerians that the Federal Government is committed to addressing challenges from the root.

Hence the Nigerian Government’s resolve to await the outcome of painstaking forensic investigations on the Ibadan explosion before making a definite pronouncement, stated the Minister.

Alake further said that he believes that in sensitive situations like this, the security agencies should be allowed to do their job, as against acting on speculations.

“That way, the people are better informed, culprits can be brought to book, and concerted efforts can be put in place to avoid a recurrence,” the Minister explained in the statement.

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