No fewer than 12 shops were destroyed in a fire that broke out on Thursday night in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Eyewitnesses informed The PUNCH on Friday that the fire erupted at about 10:55 pm at Block A, No. 64, Mayegun Cement Store Market, Araromi, Agodi-Gate in Ibadan. The blaze lasted over three hours before it was finally brought under control.
Reports indicate that property worth several million naira was lost in the inferno, which was reportedly triggered by an electrical surge near flammable materials.
Confirming the incident, the General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, Yemi Akinyinka, stated that the agency received a distress call at exactly 11:02 pm on Thursday.
He said, “The agency’s control room received the distressed call at exactly 23:02 hrs on Thursday, April 10, 2025, through telephoning and Mr Young to report a shop fire at the above address.
“The fire personnel, led by Cfs Jimoh, promptly deployed to the scene of the fire incident. On arrival, we met some lockup shops well alight, and we swiftly swung into action and restricted the fire from spreading to other nearby shops.
“The fire affected 12 out of multiple numbers of shops and we were able to save property worth billions of naira in the market. The appliance returned to the station by 03:18hrs and on standby.”