Nigerian Army engaged and subdued Yoruba Nation agitators in Oyo State after an attack on the State Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan.
The Nigerian Army said the explosion happened on a farmland near the Mammy Market within the Ikeja Cantonment.
The Boko Haram detainees were arrested by the Nigerian army in the heat of insurgency.
It was earlier reported that over 30 villagers were feared dead in the bomb attack on Sunday.