Management of Redeemer’s Health Centre in Ibadan, has said it has received 12 victims of the explosion that rocked Bodija yesterday (Tuesday).
The centre’s Clinical Director, Dr Bello Zion, made the disclosure while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday.
According to reports an explosion had occurred on Tuesday evening at Bodija area of Ibadan metropolis, causing panic among the residents.
Three persons have died and 77 injured, with some of the victims being treated at University College Hospital (UCH) and other private health facilities across the city.
The clinical director said that six out of the 12 victims of the explosion received by the hospital were in stable condition and had been discharged.
“Two of the victims are in critical condition and one of them has been transferred to University College Hospital (UCH) for further treatment.
“Other victims are in stable condition and responding to treatment,” he said.
One of the victims at the hospital, Abdullah Malik, said he was on his way home at a junction close to his house when the blast threw him off.
Malik said that a good Samaritan took him to the hospital, as he could not move his body immediately after the incident.
(NAN)
