Many people have been feared dead following a suspected bomb explosion in Ibadan on Tuesday evening.

Eyewitnesses say they heard a deafening sound from the Sango and Agbowo-UI-Orogin area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

Multiple videos seen by our reporter on X showed people running for safety few minutes after the explosion.

It could not be independently verify, the cause of the explosion as at the time of writing this report.