Popular food market in Ipetumodu, located in Ife-North local government area of Osun State have been destroyed, following a fire outbreak which occurred on Friday night.
It was gathered that the inferno started at the yam section, before it spread to other parts, destroying food items worth millions of naira.
Confirming the unfortunate incident in a statement on Saturday, Spokesperson of the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kehinde Adeleke said that the inferno was caused by dirt set on fire by shop owners after the day’s business.
He said: “Akinola Market in Ipetumodu was gutted by a late-night fire on Friday, 10th January 2025.
“The fire broke out in a section of the market where foodstuffs, particularly yams, were being sold.
“Properties and foodstuffs worth millions of naira were destroyed. Preliminary investigations revealed that the fire started from refuse set ablaze by yet-to-be-identified individuals after the close of business on Friday.
“Akinola Market is a weekly market held every Friday. After the last market day, traders collected their refuse for burning but negligently left the fire unextinguished before heading home, which led to the inferno. Upon receiving a distress call, we immediately deployed operatives to the scene.”
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