In the early hours of Saturday, 28th of March 2020, the residents of Iluabo, Akure were shocked by an explosion that occurred in the area.
![Some scenes from the explosion site.](https://www.channelstv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pjimage.jpg)
The governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu confirmed the incident in a tweet. According to him, the details of the incident are being ascertained.
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Residents of the area claimed that the incident occurred around 1 A.M. in the morning.
This is barely two weeks after the Festac explosion. A lot of Twitter users are speculating that it is Batch A rapture for Ondo residents. Some others claim it is an asteroid. Not that we believe them, but really, why is 2020 trying to kill us before our time?
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