A newlywed couple, Dozie and Joan Okoye, lost their lives in the gas explosion that occurred on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The couple, who got married on February 22, 2025, were on their way home when their phone lines suddenly became unreachable. Concerned family members and friends searched for them at the Burns Center in Gbagada and the Yaba Mortuary before finally identifying their charred remains on Wednesday evening. The only means of identification was their car’s registration number, found among the burnt vehicles.
The explosion, which happened at 8:08 pm on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, was triggered by a 30-tonne gas tanker reportedly owned by a nearby gas station. The blast severely affected a dental clinic, while a nearby church’s generator house and security post also sustained significant damage.
Emergency responders recovered four charred bodies from the scene, including that of an auto mechanic, Rotimi Adeleye.
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