By SINL Reporter
The cause of explosion that rocked Akure, the Ondo state capital early hours on Saturday has been revealed.
According to the State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, a vehicle moving improvised explosive devices to a nearby state caused the explosion that rocked Akure, the state capital.
Akeredolu, who inspected the scene of the explosion on Saturday, said he was briefed by security chiefs.
Specifically, he said the vehicle was in a convoy heading to a storage facility in a neighbouring state when it broke down along the Akure- Owo Road, near the Akure Airport.
The governor said the explosion, which destroyed over 50 buildings, happened in the process of fixing the vehicle.
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.”
He warned the people of the state to stay away from the spot where the vehicle exploded, advising them to maintain a respectable distance to avert another disaster should another explosion recur.
He said security operatives have cordoned off the area.
