An explosion, on Monday, rocked the Ikeja Navy Cantonment in Lagos State.
The explosion was stated to have occurred on a farmland within the cantonment.
As of the time of submitting this report, particulars of the explosion have been nonetheless sketchy, and there was no report of casualty.
On January 27, 2002, a bomb explosion that killed a number of individuals and rendered many individuals homeless occurred within the cantonment.
In October 2023, the service recovered 642 unexploded bombs from the cantonment.
Whereas confirming the Monday explosion, the Nigerian Military described it as a minor incident and urged residents to stay calm.
The Military, in assertion by its Director of Public Relations, Maj Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated its Engineers Explosive Ordnance Disposal group had cordoned off the world of the farmland the place the explosion occurred to conduct an intensive investigation into the reason for the explosion.
The assertion learn, “That is to inform most of the people that at this time, Monday, April 1, 2024, a minor explosion occurred inside the Nigerian Military Cantonment in Ikeja, Lagos The incident occurred on a farmland close to the Mammy Market inside the cantonment.
“The explosion is suspected to have been triggered by the burning of refuse and different inflammable particles by a farmer who cultivated the farmland.
“Fortuitously, no casualty was recorded within the incident. Nonetheless, provided that the cantonment was just lately cleared and authorized freed from unexploded ordnances, we perceive that there may very well be issues among the many normal public on account of the historic antecedent of explosion inside the cantonment.
“The NA subsequently needs to guarantee the general public that the state of affairs is below management because the NA Engineers Explosive Ordnance Disposal group has cordoned off the world of the farmland to conduct an intensive investigation into the reason for the explosion. We urge residents within the normal space to not panic and guarantee them of their security.”
