An Explosion that Caused a Huge Fire and Destruction Rocked Akure

An explosion caused a huge fire and destruction in Akure at about 01:00am today.

At least 100 residential buildings, a school and churches were reportedly destroyed by the explosion.

The Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, in a tweet said he had been briefed and would visit the scene of the incident. “I’ve been briefed by security agencies in the state concerning the loud blast that was heard in Akure. I will be at the scene to assess on the advise of heads of our security agencies. I ask that all citizens remain calm as we ascertain details of the incidence.”

Having received feedback from the relevant agencies, the governor posted that “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”

The scene of the incident:

Residents of Akure have continued to post their various accounts of the explosion that caused the huge fire: