Oyo State Secretariat Complex, Agodi was one of the areas where buildings, offices and other structures were affected by the explosion that occurred at the Bodija area of Ibadan on Tuesday evening.

The explosion destroyed buildings and other structures as was discovered during a visit to some of the ministries and parastatals on Wednesday.

The impacts of the explosives were severe on some buildings at the secretariat.

Some of the affected offices included the Water Corporation building, which houses two ministries; the Revenue Building and the newly-built Local Government Service Commission building.

Others were: Local Government Staff Training School, some parts of the Governor’s Office, the State Secretariat Central Mosque and the Secretariat Chapel.

Oyo State Secretariat Complex, Agodi was one of the areas where buildings, offices were affected by explosion at Ibadan on Tuesday evening.

Shattered window glasses and doors, collapsed ceilings and some pieces of office equipment, such as computer systems were seen littering the offices.

Some staffers of the affected offices were also seen in front of their offices discussing the incident, which they described as devastating.

A civil servant, who simply identified himself as Jide, said the incident was unfortunate, but gave glory to God that it happened after close of work.

He said that it would have been worse if it had happened during work hours, saying many members of staff would have been trapped.

Meanwhile, Oyo State Government has set up an Emergency Situation Room for the Bodija explosion, led by Prof. Temitope Alonge, a former Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.

The situation room is charged with the responsibility of coordinating the ongoing response to the incident.

As of the time of filing this report, rescue operations were ongoing at the scene, with officials of the State Emergency Management Agency (OSEMA) on ground.