VIDEO: Watch massive explosion near RCCG camp

There is currently a massive explosion near the camp of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Lagos State Fire Service confirmed the development to newsmen.

The Public Relations Officer of the agency said: “Yes it is true, there is an explosion at the RCCG camp. Our men have been mobilized to the scene.”

VIDEO: Gas explosion near RCCG camp, along Lagos Ibadan expressway on Monday.

The Redemption City formerly known as Redemption Camp is the camp ground and international headquarters of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), a Pentecostal Evangelical mega church in Mowe, Ogun State of Nigeria.

It has the geographical coordinates of longitude 3.3958 and latitude 6.4531.

The facility opened in 1983 and has since expanded to over 2500 hectares.

The entire RCCG camp site (over 2,500Ha) is owned by RCCG Mission, with certificate of Occupancy number 23876 issued by the Ogun State Government of Nigeria on 4th August, 1998.

The Redemption City has over 5,000 houses, roads, rubbish collection, police station, hospital, supermarkets, banks, a fun fair, a post office, schools, printing press, Redeemed Bible College, a power plant.

As at 2018, there were about 12,000 people living within the Redemption City.

More details to follow.