BREAKING: Akeredolu Reveals Cause Of Akure Road Explosion

More details has surfaced over the cause of the Akure road explosion that happened at about 1am on Saturday.

According to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, during his assessment of the location, a vehicle moving improvised explosive devices to a nearby state caused the explosion that rocked Akure, the Ondo state capital.

EkoHotBlog  reports that the explosion which occurred in the early hours of Saturday split the Akure Owo Road into two.

Akeredolu, who inspected the scene of the explosion on Saturday, said he was briefed by security chiefs.

He explained that the vehicle was in a convoy heading to a storage facility in a neighbouring state when it broke down along the Akure Owo Road, some 2km to 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 charged the people of the state to stay away from the spot where the vehicle exploded, urging them to maintain distance to avert another disaster should another explosion occur.

He said security operatives have sealed off the area.

“Do not also forget that coronavirus is in the country. I thank God that there has not been any recorded case in Ondo State,” he added.