The Ikeja Bomb Blast
It happened On 27th January 2002 .
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It happened On 27th January 2002 .
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On that day a Bomb exploded in a military barracks in Ikeja causing series of more explosions causing unrest and lots of people lots their lives.
The explosion was heard and felt 30 miles away and the tremors collapsed homes and broke windows as many as 10 miles away.
The explosion was heard and felt 30 miles away and the tremors collapsed homes and broke windows as many as 10 miles away.
The Red Cross claims that at least
1,000 bodies were recovered and a number of people were reported missing and never found. In addition to the dead, at least 5,000 people were injured in the disaster and over 12,000 left homeless, with entire districts
of the city gutted.
1,000 bodies were recovered and a number of people were reported missing and never found. In addition to the dead, at least 5,000 people were injured in the disaster and over 12,000 left homeless, with entire districts
of the city gutted.
About 20,000 people had
fled the city on the night of the explosion,and the survivors gradually returned over the course of the next week.
fled the city on the night of the explosion,and the survivors gradually returned over the course of the next week.
According to reports from the military, the explosion was caused by a bomb that detonated itself. This caused other explosive stored with it to explode too
President at the time Obasanjo addressing the people bare footed at Ikeja Cantonment after the bomb blast
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