Explosion under the Festac Link Bridge kills one

 

There was an explosion this morning under the Festac Link Bridge that killed a middle aged businessman, Oladele Pius. He was unfortunately passing under the bridge at the exact moment the explosion occurred. His body parts flew in different directions and police had to use shovel to scoop pieces of his body parts scattered around the scene into a bag. Sad! Mr Pius was the head of the sand dredgers association in the area.

The police said it wasn't a bomb as earlier speculated, that what the bomb disposal unit found at the scene was battery put in a torchlight. They promised to investigate what really happened and find the people behind it. There are those who believe that Oladele Pius was targeted. The man you see above was injured by the explosion. See the man who died in the explosion after the cut *viewers discretion advised*






source: http://kaaf.com/2013/02/Explosion-under-the-Festac-Link-Bridge-kills-one-290655

 The police in Lagos have arrested an undisclosed number of persons in connection with Monday’s explosion at the Miracle Sand Beach under the bridge linking FESTAC Town with Amuwo Odofin.

The explosion which emanated from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), had killed the chairman of the Sand Dredger Association, Oladele Pius and injured a policeman, one Inspector Sani.

In line with the pledge by the Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, to ensure a thorough investigation,  it was gathered that some of the persons that were arrested were  those who had called the deceased on the phone minutes before the device went off.

According to police sources, the police had to tow that line of action in order not to leave any stone unturned in uncovering the masterminds of the heinous act.

It was also gathered from sources close to the family that they had encouraged the police to tow that line because the deceased was reluctant to go the office until some phone calls came in and changed his mind. - ThisDAY