Two people, including the driver and motor boy, died when a tanker, suspected to be ladened with petroleum products, exploded in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
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The incident, which happened in the early hours of Tuesday at the New Garage area, Oluyole local government area of the city, has thrown the entire people in the neighborhood into a state of mourning.
Men of the Oyo State Fire Service, with the assistance of the security agencies, are battling hard to prevent the inferno from spreading to other commercial outlets and residential buildings.
