EXPLOSION ROCKS AKURE; HOUSES DESTROYED

Several Injured, Travelers Stranded

No fewer than 100 residential buildings, school, churches were destroyed by an explosion in Akure, the Ondo State capital, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The blast cut off the ever-busy Akure /Owo road and many people were reportedly injured. The highway was cut off leaving hundreds of travelers stranded. The site of the explosion has a deep crater cutting off the road and hindering vehicular movement.

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The explosion happened less than a kilometre to Akure Airport, and affected many residents of Eleyowo community, destroying completely a church and a school in the area. Many people who lived within the church premises were said to be injured while some were rescued by the people of the community. The school Aina Awawul Secondary School, with boarding facilities was destroyed beyond repair with roofs of all the buildings blown off.

The explosion was said to have happened in the early hours of Saturday at Eleyowo, Akure, along Owo-Akure highway around 1 a.m. According to residents of the area, a terrifying loud bang was heard when everyone was already asleep.

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Also affected in the explosion was one of the most popular churches in Akure, Possibility Ground Ministry, as well as a filling station and hundreds of buildings.