13 persons injured,over 60 houses destroyed in Akure explosion

Explosive devises suspected to be used for quarries operations have exploded, injuring over thirteen persons and destroying more than sixty houses in akure, the Ondo state capital.

The incident which occurred in the midnight on Saturday at Ilu Abo along akure owo expressway also destroyed other property worth millions of naira.

Our correspondents who visited the place report that the explosion had caused apprehensions among residents of the Ondo state capital.

Security agents have also condoned off the area for avert any unforseen circumstance that could again arise as a result of the explosion which divided the road into two with dunghill along the expressway, disallowing vehicular movement.

Meanwhile, governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and his deputy ,Agboola Ajayi have visited the place to have on the spot record of the incidents.

Addressing newsmen after being briefed by police commissioner ,undie adie, described the incident as a monumental loss,urging the people to vacate the premises for security agents to carry out investigation.

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