Fire has razed a police station and three residential buildings in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The police station, according to sources, is located in Kara, in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state.
Meanwhile, three residential buildings located in three different areas within Ibadan were also razed on Friday. The ground floor of one of the buildings at No. 19 Omigade Street, Robert Junction, Ososami, Ibadan.
A residential building in the Moniya area and another in the Alakia area were also affected by the fire. Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, confirmed the incidents.
At the police station, Akinwande said, “On getting to the scene, it was a patrol van and seven motorcycles that were engulfed by fire. Our officers quickly launched a coordinated attack, restricted the fire from spreading to the police station’s building and other properties”.
Akinwande also confirmed the fire incidents at the residential areas, informing that his men took charge of each situation and brought the fires under control.
