Bomb explodes beneath vehicle in Lagos, injuring owner

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A suspected Improvised Explosive Device, IED, exploded beneath a parked gold Toyota Sienna at 22, Wey Street, Oke Mushin, Lagos, around 6 a.m. yesterday, injuring the owner. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, confirmed that preliminary findings showed the explosive device had been planted underneath the vehicle.

The owner of the vehicle, who has not been identified, sustained minor injuries and has been taken to hospital for treatment. The area was cordoned off, and bomb disposal experts and senior police officers were quickly deployed to the scene. Speaking at the scene, CP Fatai said the substance that exploded has been confirmed as an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

CP Fatai disclosed that Explosive Ordnance Disposal, EOD, operatives thoroughly searched the area and found no additional explosive devices. Remnants of the IED have been recovered and taken for forensic analysis. The area has been certified safe, and there is no cause for alarm, he said.

The police commissioner urged residents to remain calm and continue their normal activities, assuring them that security agencies were on top of the situation. He added that security agencies were being vigilant and monitoring the borders of the state.

A visit to the scene revealed extensive damage to the vehicle, with the passenger side blown out and shattered glass scattered around the area. Burn marks and traces of explosive residue were also visible. The Baale of Oke Mushin, Chief Tajudeen Lasisi Farounbi, said he received a distress call shortly after the incident and immediately alerted security agencies.

Chief Farounbi noted that the vehicle had been regularly parked in the area for about two to three months but said he had little knowledge of its owner. Security agencies have commenced a full-scale investigation to determine those behind the attack, the motive for planting the device and whether the incident was targeted or linked to a broader security threat.

CP Fatai said that the police were urging residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious objects or activities as investigations continue.

The police commissioner assured that the area had been certified safe and that there was no cause for alarm. He added that security agencies were being vigilant and monitoring the borders of the state.

The Baale of Oke Mushin, Chief Tajudeen Lasisi Farounbi, said he received a distress call shortly after the incident and immediately alerted security agencies. He noted that the vehicle had been regularly parked in the area for about two to three months but said he had little knowledge of its owner.

Security agencies have commenced a full-scale investigation to determine those behind the attack, the motive for planting the device and whether the incident was targeted or linked to a broader security threat. The police are urging residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious objects or activities as investigations continue.