Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has visited the scene of Saturday’s explosion at Ilu Abo on Akure-Owo expressway.
A truck carrying dynamites from Lagos to Edo State had developed a fault and exploded around 1 am.
The governor, on his visit, said the destruction caused by the explosion could only be imagined, advising residents to steer clear of the area.
“I have had thorough briefing from heads of our security agencies and the preliminary reports received was that it was an accidental discharge of explosives that was in transit through Ondo State to another state where it was needed,” he said.
“We will advise all citizens, all residents of Ondo State, not to come near this place at all, they should vacate and move out of this premises.
“As we are told, the vehicle that was carrying this explosives is buried in the crater it created, so we never know what number of explosives are left.
“Let everybody give the police, the bomb squad, space to do their work and we will know what to do,” he said.
Mr Akeredolu urged residents not to forget that the coronavirus was still raging, urging residents to avoid crowded areas.
No casualty has been reported in the incident.
