The Inspector – General of Police , Mohammed Adamu , has set up a Special Investigation Team to unravel the cause of the explosion that occurred at Ogbese near Akure , the Ondo State capital early Saturday.

The team, which is headed by Maikudi Shehu , Commissioner of Police in charge of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit , Force Headquarters , Abuja , has as members , police officers from the Police Bomb Disposal Squad , a specialised arm of the police that oversees explosives and ordinance operations of the Force .

The blast was reportedly caused by exploding dynamites which destroyed over 50 houses and injured over 20 persons , including some policemen who were accompanying it to a quarry in Edo State .

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While the police in Ondo State attributed the incident to an explosion from the dynamites , a professor of Geophysics at the Obafemi Awolowo University , Ile – Ife , Adepelumi Adekunle , contradicted their findings , saying a giant rock from space known as meteor impacted the location

But a statement in Abuja on Monday , by the force spokesman , Frank Mba , said the police investigation team would work jointly with experts from the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency .

It noted , “The NGSA Agency has a state – of – the – art laboratory with the capacity and expertise to carry out a wide range of geo – scientific examinations including Laboratory /Forensic Examinations, Geochemical Analysis of Rocks, Minerals, Water , Sewage , Soil Samples and Site Investigations amongst others.

“ The IG hopes that with the involvement of NGSA , the quality and integrity of investigations into the explosion will be greatly enhanced . ”

Adamu cautioned residents not to tamper with the scene of the incident as investigations continues .

He also sympathised with the government and people of Ondo State particularly victims , who sustained injuries or lost their property to the explosion .