‘Refuse burning’ causes explosion at Ikeja cantonment

A “minor explosion” on Monday occurred within the Nigerian
Army cantonment in Ikeja, Lagos.

Onyema Nwachukwu, director of army public relations, said in
a statement that no casualty was recorded in the incident that occurred on a
farmland near the Mammy market within the cantonment.

“This is to notify the general public that today Monday 1
April 2024, a minor explosion occurred within the Nigerian Army (NA) Cantonment
in Ikeja, Lagos. The incident occurred on a farmland near the Mammy Market
within the Cantonment,” the statement reads.

“The explosion is suspected to have been triggered by the burning
of refuse and other inflammable debris by a farmer who cultivated the farmland.