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January 26, 2021
The Oyo State Fire and Safety Services has stated that its men were able to timeously arrest the fire incident at the Soka, Ibadan home of Mr. Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho at the early hours of today.
The agency’s director of operations, Engr. Adeleke Ismail, indicated that the fire outbreak was reported to it at exactly 3.20 a.m. through a telephone call from the scene of the fire.
He said the agency’s men swiftly moved to the location a few minutes after the call and that it was able to put out the fire, preventing it from spreading to other parts of the building.
Akinwale Aboluwade
Akinyele community in Ibadan, Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State was thrown into pandemonium on Wednesday as a trailer park in the area went up in flames barely 24 hours after the Soka, Ibadan building belonging to the Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Igboho, was razed.
The incident happened around 4am leaving several shops and sharks completely razed by inferno. Items that got destroyed in the inferno include wares such as food items and provision, household wares, spare parts, kegs of diesel and other articles of trade.
Mr Adeleke Ismail, the Director of Operations, Oyo State Fire and Safety Services, in an interview with our correspondent, said, “Our men attended the fire incident in record time after being alerted. Our people were called and we responded.
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There was confusion at Akinyele community in Ibadan, Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State on Wednesday, as a trailer park in the area went up in flames.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened around 4am as many shops and shacks were razed by the inferno.
Our correspondent was told that the property destroyed in the fire included food items, provisions, household wares, spare parts, kegs of diesel and other articles of trade.
The Director of Operations, Oyo State Fire and Safety Services, Mr Adeleke Ismail, said, “The fire started from one of the dilapidated shops and spread to other shops. In an unorganised setting, we cannot determine the number of shops that were gutted by the fire. Only the containers and structures built with iron or blocks can be counted.”