Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in a fire incident at a shopping complex in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday.
The fire affected two shops in the shopping complex.
Chairman of Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande confirmed the incident.
He said that no casualty was recorded.
Akinwande, in the statement made available to Newsmen, said, “The fire incident was reported at exactly 10:35hrs on Monday 9th June, 2025. .
“Fire personnel from fire service headquarters led by ACFS Adesina Olusoji promptly left to the scene of incident.
“On getting there, it was discovered to be shops where at the upper floor of a storey shopping complex on fire . We swiftly engaged our equipment and curtailed the fire from gaining momentum and was restricted from spreading to other shops.
“The fire affected only two shops out of thirty-five (35) shops in the complex. No casualty was recorded and Fire Service was able to save properties worth billions of naira.
“The fire was as a result of sparks from closed high tension poles and ignited combustibles on the roof of the building and set the shops ablaze.”
