By Adadareporters
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Sunday, said it received with dismay the explosion that occurred in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State of Nigeria, on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, describing it ‘heart-breaking as dead bodies resulting from the blast were pulled from the rubble of a residential area in Old Bodija’.
Ohanaeze made this known in a release by its national publicity secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia.
He stated that, “While we join the Ibadan community to mourn the loss of three lives in the catastrophe, we are delighted that over 77 injured persons have been discharged from the hospital.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo holds the city of Ibadan with a deep emotional attachment for many reasons; some of which are the cordiality, hospitality, inter-religious harmony, conviviality and liberty the Ibadan community provides for the Igbo in their diverse areas of enterprise and industry. The above age-long and exemplary Ibadan provenance has promoted the exchange of cultural values, camaraderie, inter-ethnic marriages and conferment of chieftaincy titles to various eminent Igbo, including the president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu.
“The Igbo leader commiserates with the Governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde; our great in-law, the Olubadan, His Eminence, Moshood Olalekan Balogun; the good people of Ibadan and the Afenifere over this unfortunate incidence.”
Ohanaeze, in the release, urged the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Oyo State Chapter, ‘to demonstrate total solidarity with the good people of Ibadan over this unusual occurrence’.
