Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in the early hours of Saturday following a fire outbreak at the Police Barracks in the Omolewa, Yemetu area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

According to DAILY POST, the inferno, which occurred at a shopping complex within the barracks, affected six shops out of the 24 lock-up stores in the facility.

Confirming the incident, the General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, Mr. Yemi Akinyinka, said the fire service received a distress call shortly after 2 a.m. on Saturday.

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“The unfortunate incident was reported at exactly 02:09am of Saturday 10th, 2025,” he stated.

He explained that firefighters led by ACFS Adedeji (Mrs) were quickly dispatched to the scene.

“On getting there, it was discovered to be lock-up shops on fire and we quickly swung into action and we were able to curtailed the fire in time.

“The fire was restricted from gaining momentum to other nearby shops. No casualty recorded, only six (6) shops were affected by fire out of twenty-four (24) locked up shops.

“The fire incident was as a result of overheating of plugged deep freezer overnight unattended caught fire and set the place ablaze.

“The officer in charge advised the occupants and onlookers at the scene of incident to handle any source of ignition with care and any electrical appliance not in use should be switched off and unplugged for safety.”

Authorities have since urged shop owners and residents to adopt safety precautions to prevent similar incidents in the future.

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