Bash - what's the use of "fi ;;"?

I have been searching everywhere for an explanation. Here's a real example taken from the apt-fast.sh script:

if [ ! -x /usr/bin/axel ]
then echo "axel is not installed, perform this?(y/n)"
    read ops
    case $ops in
     y) if apt-get install axel -y --force-yes
           then echo "axel installed"
        else echo "unable to install the axel. you are using sudo?" ; exit
        fi ;;
     n) echo "not possible usage apt-fast" ; exit ;;
    esac
fi

What's the use of "fi ;;" in the middle of the if block?