Police have ruled out rumour that the explosion at the Olúségun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State was connected to a bomb.
One person was confirmed killed in the explosion which occurred around 11am on Thursday at the Marcque Event Centre within the library.
It was gathered that routine cleaning was being done when one of the gas cylinders at the event centre exploded.
While conducting a probe panel round the scene of the incident, the state commissioner of police Edward Ajogun denied reports that the explosion was connected to a bomb.
Mr Ajogun said, “The state government is worried and that is why the governor has directed that we should launch an investigation into the incidences of frequent gas explosions that we have witnessed between May 12 and today.
“But again, it is unfortunate that rumour mongers will be telling you maybe it was a bomb explosion, but there is nothing like bomb. It was just a gas explosion and we want to find out whether it was as a result of human errors or there are things technically wrong in the cylinders that they are using because we are made to understand that some cylinders do expire.”
The OOPL managing director Vitalis Ortese in a statement said the explosion affected the main event marquee of the complex.
According to him, the explosion occurred when two technical vendors were conducting routine servicing of the air conditioning units.
He said, “The explosion, which occurred around 11.04 am, unfortunately, led to the death of a technical vendor and serious injury of the second vendor.
“The emergency team of the library immediately took action to prevent further damage and subsequently moved the injured to the hospital.”
