the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reforms and State Chairman of Fire Services, Morof Akinwande.
About 300 shops were destroyed by an early Monday morning fire at the popular Oranya Market in Ibadan North-East Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Our correspondent’s investigation revealed that the fire affected retail shops in the market.
Affected traders, according to an eyewitness, included gold sellers, furniture dealers, second-hand clothes sellers and others.
A trader, simply identified as Iya Alia, said, “The fire started around midnight. I cannot be specific about that time. And those affected were gold sellers, furniture sellers, second-hand clothes sellers and many others. The shops affected were almost 300.”
