The Explosion That Rocked Akure Was Not An Asteroid, Gov Akeredolu Explains (Photos)

In what many people presumed to be end of the world and for others, an astroid attack in the city of Akure at about 1.00am midnight. Sources have confirmed that it was not an any of those myths.

The governor of Ondo state visited the scene at about 9.00am this morning to assess the situation of things and here is what he had to say;

''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.

Security personnel and other individuals transporting the ordinances noticed smoke from the vehicle. After several attempts to extinguish the resulting fire failed, the vehicle and its consignment ignited causing a massive explosion that was felt in Akure and its environs.''