The Oyo State Government has reported that the death toll resulting from Tuesday’s explosion in Ibadan, the state capital has increased to five.

The explosion caused extensive damage to numerous houses within a 14-kilometre radius.

On Tuesday night, Governor SEYI MAKINDE provided an update, stating that two deaths occurred on the day of the incident, with an additional victim succumbing to injuries in a hospital on Wednesday.

However, a recent update yesterday from the governor’s Special Adviser on Security Matters, FATAI OWOSENI, revealed that two more bodies have been recovered, further raising the death toll.

OWOSENI told newsmen that the state government continues to monitor and respond to the situation as investigations into the cause of the explosion are underway.