CITIZENS COMPASS– A newlywed couple, Dozie and Joan Okoye, were among the casualties of the tanker explosion which occurred on Tuesday, on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The couple were said to have got married on February 22, 2025 unfortunately the explosion occurred a few weeks after their wedding.
According to reports, the couple were on the way home when they were trapped in the disaster which claimed their lives.
It was learnt that friends and relations after fruitless search for them at the Burns and Trauma Center, Gbagada and Yaba Mortuary, their remains were finally recovered on Wednesday evening.
The only means of identification was their car’s number.plate, which was recovered among the burnt vehicles.
Recall that the explosion, which occurred at 8:08 pm on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, was caused by a 30-tonne tanker carrying gas products, said to be owned by a nearby gas station.
Also affected were a dental clinic, church building and other properties.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Nigeria Police confirmed that four bodies were recovered at the scene of the incident.
Among the recovered bodies was that of an auto technician, Rotimi Adeleye who was trapped while recovering a car.
