The Oyo State Government has allayed the fears of the people of the state over what was misinterpreted to be an earthquake in Oke-Ogun area of the state in April.

Special Adviser to the Governor on Solid Minerals, Mr Mathew Oyedokun, on Tuesday said the land shaking was as a result of force exploration which led to meteorite breakages of Galactica Rock on the earth surface.

He disclosed that samples of the meteorite have been sent to the Department of Geology, University of Ibadan, to analyse the body of the rock and determine its composition.

Oyedokun explained that the government was committed to identifying the rock radioactive and hazard associated with the meteorite breakages as it awaits the result of the investigation.

According to him, a solid piece of debris from an object such as a comet, asteroid or meteoroid that originate from the planetary orbit between Mars and Jupiter found its way through the atmosphere to reach the surface of the earth on April 19.

The governor’s aide said this affected villages nearby Ipapo in Itesiwaju Local Government Area (LGA), as well as Aba Leke, Anberee Oke, Owode and Tede in Atisbo LGA of the state.

He further revealed that said that meteorite was accompanied by series of reverberating and disturbing noise in the earth subsurface, as observed by residents of the affected localities and other parts of the state.

Oyedokun noted that a team of government officials has visited the affected areas to ascertain the level of impact and damage to the communities.

He urged the residents to be calm as the meteorite impact that occurred in the state did not occur in a built-up area, gas station among others, which could have resulted in catastrophic events.

The governor’s adviser, however, admitted that ground impacts were made in the localities and a tree was completely burnt down since meteorites are hot bodies moving at high velocity.

He informed the people that the government has begun a further investigation into the meteorite breakages.