January 27, 2002 (Government House twelfth lunar month 15), the Nigerian capital Lagos Big Bang 2000 people were killed.



houses were destroyed in the January 27, 2002 in Lagos, Nigeria barracks bombings. Nigerian state television on January 29, 2011
2002, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, in a statement, announced that the Big Bang occurred in Lagos Yike Jia barracks 27 as a "national calamity" throughout the country to half-mast to The victims of the mast.
Obasanjo said in a statement, the explosion caused huge losses to the lives and property of the people, as President, he was deeply saddened. He said the priority now is to find Yike Jia barracks explosion of missing persons, to provide relief food and other necessary assistance to the victims, and the payment of pensions to the families of the victims at the same time, emotional stability residents. the Obasanjo of
sought a thorough investigation of the explosion as soon as possible. He said, the Government has set up a special investigation committee to coordinate the military and the local government's investigation, in order to be published as soon as possible. Truth.
Yike Jia barracks arsenal on the 27th of this month, the Big Bang occurred, resulting in a large number of casualties, many of them to flee the scene of the explosion drowned in two barracks near the canal. Rescue workers, according to local official newspaper "Daily Times" reported on the 29th, from Canal salvage a 2000 body. [Lssjt.cn]
these bodies of the dead from the explosion occurred near the Yike Jia barracks two canals found most of the deceased children. The report said, most of these people in the explosion was the panic of the crowd pushed into the river drowning.
the explosion also damaged a large number of houses, thousands homeless in the open space of the barracks waiting for relief.
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo visited the scene of the accident on the 28th. (L $ j��.c��)
explosion, the Nigerian government emergency assistance to the victims, the victims in the barracks near the police academy or around the police station and apartment. It is reported that only the Police Academy to host more than 20,000 people. Rescue work continues.
this cause of the explosion, local media, there are three versions: First, the market of the barracks for their dependents fire, adverse arsenal, resulting in a large explosion; due to ammunition stocks falling, plus pull each Adams dry season, high temperatures lead to detonating ammunition natural; barracks near the gas station on fire, scattered Mars lit arsenal of ammunition, thus causing a chain explosion. The governor of Lagos State Dinu Bu 27 television speech, rule out the possibility of vandalism, said the big explosion was an accident.