• Report corroborated by an eye witness, Engr Ishola Obembe

An independent report released by Professor Adepelumi A. Adekunle of the department of Geology, Earthquake and Space Weather Laboratory, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has revealed a different cause of the Explosion that rocked Akure on Saturday.

The independent report contradicted the reason given by Ondo State Police Command as the cause of the Explosion.

Recall there were media reports that an explosion rocked Akure around 1 a.m on Saturday morning.

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Starnews NG had reported on Saturday that Ondo State Police Command said the explosion that occurred along Akure-Owo expressway, a few kilometers from the Akure metropolis was caused by a truck legally conveying a consignment of explosive materials to a quarry company in Edo State.

But Professor Adepelumi, who spoke to Starnews NG on Sunday morning in a telephone interview, has confirmed that the Akure Explosion was caused by a Natural Disaster in accordance with the summary of his findings released to us today.

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The report by Professor Adepelumi which was obtained by Starnews NG on Sunday morning, has also been corroborated by an eye witness, Engr. Ishola Obembe, who said the trajectory traveled over the roof his house to the scene of the incident.

According to him, he was in a discussion with his wife around 12:45am when his attention was drawn to the trajectory of the incident on Saturday morning by his wife.

”I was in a personal discussion with my wife around 12:45am when she called my attention to the trajectory of the incident. I went outside and I saw it with my two eyes as the trajectory traveled to the path it followed before we subsequently heard the sound of the blast,” he said.

See the summary of the independent report by Professor Adepelumi who visited the site of the incident on Saturday morning with his team to carry out an independent investigation of the cause of the incident as obtained by Starnews NG.

SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS FROM THE BLAST SITE AT AKURE BY PROFESSOR ADEPELUMI ADEKUNLE ABRAHAM.

”From the Blast site at Akure. My Research group carried out a detailed analysis of the impact site. A circular impact crater with 21m diameter and 7.8m depth was found which suggest a natural phenomenal.”

”Water was found oozing out from the edges of the crater. A preliminary insitu vibration, noise, seismicity, water analysis, radioactivity studies, rock and soil investigation were carried out.”

”Our findings suggest that the impact of the blasting covers 1km radius of the surroundings of the crater.”

”No evidence of fire or Burning of anything was found within the vicinity.”

”No evidence of radioactivity radiation was found within the crater and immediate vicinity.”

”The field evidence point to a conclusion that A METEORIC FROM AN ASTEROID BELT THAT TRAVELS AT A GREAT SPEED FROM SPACE IMPACTED THE LOCATION AT AN ANGLE OF 43 degrees created an ejecta at South-Western part.”

”No evidence of buried vehicle, buried ordinance or IED was found. However, crack opening that vary in thickness from 3mm to 4metres occurs on the wall of most of the buildings but not at the base of the buildings. Also, foreign rocks and strange metallic objects were found within the crater.”

”Most of the destruction occurs on top and roof/ceilings of the buildings,” the report said.

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See some of the pictures taken by Professor Adepelumi and his team during the independent investigation.