Massive Explosion Around Cameroon Presidential Palace

A violent explosion was heard at the Etoudi residential area nearer the presidency late last night. The incident that occurred precisely behind Makombe Hotel caused great panic as residence thought something unusual was happening around the presidential palace.Cameroon Concord gathered elements of the elite republican guards rushed to the scene immediately after the massive explosion rocked the area.

A resident who spoke to Cameroon Concord this morning observed that many felt it was a Boko Haram attack aimed at the presidency. Our intelligence officers who visited the scene early this morning have confirmed the explosion happened in an illegal gas depot operated by a highly placed Cameroon government official.

The explosion has disrupted electricity and water supplies to Ngousso and Kondengui localities. Colonel Garka of the fire brigade unit revealed "many gas bottles exploded at a go making it sound as if it was a terrorist attack".