Bomb Blast Under Amuwo-Odofin/Festac Bridge, One Confirmed Dead, One Injured

A middle aged businessman, Oladele Pius, was this morning killed when
a bomb planted under FESTAC/Mile 2 link bridge, Lagos, few metres away
from his office, exploded.

Witnesses told P.M.NEWS the sand dealer was passing by when the bomb
exploded. He died on the spot. But it could not be ascertained whether
he was actually the target of those who planted the bomb or not.

At the time of filing this report, the scene of the incident has been
cordoned off by armed mobile police officers while the body of the
deceased has been deposited at the mortuary.

Pius was survived by his two wives and five children. Sources at the
scene of the incident also told P.M.NEWS that the legs of a policeman
who visited the deceased were shattered as a result of the explosion.