Newlywed Zenith bank staff and his US-based nurse wife buried following Otedola Bridge explosion

A newlywed couple, Dozie and Joan Okoye, who perished in a gas tanker explosion on March 11, 2025, have been laid to rest amidst tears and grief from family and friends.

Dozie and his US-based wife, Joan tied the knot just weeks earlier, on February 22, 2025, before meeting their untimely demise in the blast that occurred on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

A viral video circulating on social media shows their wedding day and captures the emotional burial ceremony, with mourners overwhelmed by sorrow as they bid farewell to the young couple.

See the video of the wedding and burial here.