Fire razes Ibadan market, destroys properties worth millions
A fire outbreak has destroyed goods worth millions of naira at Ogundipe Market, Agodi Gate, in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State on Wednesday. According to officials, 14 out of 42 shops in the market complex were completely razed, with traders losing valuable goods and properties. Confirming the incident, the Special Adviser on Fire Reform and Chairman of the Fire Services Agency, Hon. Moroof Adebayo Akinwande, said the fire started in the early hours of Wednesday but no lives were lost. “The fire emergency was reported via telephone at exactly 03:50 hrs on Wednesday, 24th September 2025, by Mr. Sulaiman regarding shops on fire at the above address. The fire personnel, led by CFS Olayiwola T.K., promptly mobilised and responded to the distress call,” Akinwande explained. “Upon arrival, we found 14 shops out of 42 well alight. We […]