Twenty-seven years after the death of Publisher of Newswatch, Dele
Giwa, through a letter bomb, a similar incident occurred Monday under
the Festac link bridge in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos,
which left chairman of the local Dredgers Association dead.
Commissioner of Police for Lagos State Command, Mr. Umar Manko in a statement said that the explosion was not a letter bomb.
The
Police bomb disposal unit and security personnel at the scene of the
explosion, under the Festac link bridge along Amuwo Odofin in Lagos
Photo: Biodun Ogunleye
Although there were different versions as to how the late Chief
Oladele Pius was killed, but it was gathered that he was handed a letter
by an unknown persons at about 11am, shortly after he resumed for work.
One of the injured victim of crying for help at the scene Photo Biodun Ogunleye
As the unknown visitor left, Chief Oladele attempted to open the
letter, only for an explosion which rocked the entire area killing him
on the spot.
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