The UCH CMD told journalists that a spark at the changeover in one of the medical laboratories turned into fire.
The prosecutor said the defendants unlawfully possessed two locally made single barrel guns and one cartridge long gun without lawful justification.
The defendant “unlawfully escaped from lawful custody of the police” after he was charged with attempted murder.
After pleading guilty, the court’s president, Oluwabusayo Osho, sentenced Mr Alamu to a one-count stealing charge.
The magistrate, M. Mudashiru, who did not take their pleas for lack of jurisdiction, ordered their remand at the Agodi Correctional Centre, Ibadan.
Ms Yusuf sentenced Mr John without an option of fine and held that the convict should be kept in the Agodi Correctional facility in Ibadan.
The accused, simply identified as Ahmed, resides in the same residence with his visually impaired father and ailing uncle.
The tanker driver was attempting to divert to another lane when it caught fire at about 4:45 p.m.
The defendants, of undisclosed residential addresses, faced a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing.
The commissioner condemned the persistent sale of adulterated diesel products at unauthorised places on the expressway.
