A tragic incident occurred on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, where a newlywed couple, Dozie and Joan Okoye, lost their lives in a gas explosion. The couple had just gotten married on February 22, 2025, and were on their way home when the explosion happened. Their families and friends had been searching for them, and unfortunately, they were only able to identify their charred remains through their car’s registration number.
The explosion, which happened on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 8:08 pm, was caused by a 30-tonne gas tanker. The blast severely damaged nearby buildings, including a dental clinic, a church’s generator house, and security post. Sadly, four people lost their lives in the explosion, including the newlywed couple and an auto mechanic, Rotimi Adeleye.
