AN explosion has razed down over 100 buildings including schools, churches and homes in Akure, the state capital of Ondo State, South-West Nigeria.
The incident which appears as a bomb blast occurred in the wee hours of Saturday morning along the busy Akure-Owo road leaving many people injured.
The explosion which happened less than a kilometre to Akure Airport, affected many residents of Eleyowo community, destroying completely a church and a school in the area.
Explosion rocked Akure overnight, destroyed houses including Possibility Church building, Ogbese, filling station and divided the road leading to Owo into 2 along the church axis.
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OduNews.com learnt that many people who lived within the church premises were injured while others were rescued by the people of the community. The school with boarding facilities was destroyed beyond repair with roofs of all the buildings blown off.
The spot at which the bomb or blast happened cut off the road, hindering vehicular movement.
