A vehicle transporting explosives caused the explosion in Akure – Governor Akeredolu

A vehicle transporting explosives caused the explosion in Akure – Governor AkeredoluThe Governor of Ondo State Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has explained the cause of the explosion that rage the sub hub of Akure city was caused by a vehicle transporting explosives to a storage facility in a neighbouring state developed a fault while in transit along the Akure Owo Road about 2km from the Akure Airport. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu made this known in during an on the sport assessment of the situation Reports have it that a truck laden with dynamites being transported to Edo from Lagos State had developed a fault and exploded around 1am. He said “I have been briefed by the security chiefs that in the early hours of Saturday March 28th, a vehicle in a convoy transporting explosives to a storage facility in a neighbouring state developed a fault while in transit along the Akure Owo Road about 2km from the Akure Airport. ‘
Over 100 buildings including school, churches were destroyed by the explosion at the Eleyowo community. Akeredu urged residents to steer clear of Saturday’s explosion site at Ilu Abo on the Akure-Owo express way. The governor, who visited the scene of the explosion on Saturday, said the destruction caused by the explosion could only be imagined, advising residents to allow the bomb squad to do its job.
“I have had thorough briefing from head of our security agencies and the preliminary reports received was that it was an accidental discharge of explosives that was in transit through Ondo state to another state where it was needed. “We will advise all citizens, all residents of Ondo State, not to come near this place at all, they should vacate and move out of this premises. “As we are told, the vehicle that was carrying this explosives is buried in the crater it created, so we never know what number of explosives are left. “Let everybody give the police, the bomb squad, space to do their work and we will know what to do,” he said.

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He urged residents not to forget that the coronavirus was still raging, urging residents to avoid crowded areas. “Right here where we are standing, we are not safe, tell the people to move back and allow police to bring out the vehicle that is buried there,” he said. No casualty had been reported as at the time of filing this report

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