Oyo state Fire Service has issued a statement regarding the fire incident at one of the residences of Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, in Soka area of Ibadan on Tuesday.
MDB earlier reported that the house, which the activist no longer occupies, started burning around 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
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The fire incident occurs days after Igboho led his followers and aggrieved residents to Igangan community in Ibarapa area of Oyo State to eject Fulani herdsmen and their leader, Salihu Abdukadir.
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He accused the herdsmen of being responsible for kidnapping and killing residents of the community.
Abdukadir denied the allegations, saying members of his community have also been victims of the criminality perpetrated by kidnappers.
After the expiration of a deadline given to herders, the house, cars of the Seriki Fulani in Igangan community in the state was torched.
It was gathered that fire fighters from the Oyo State Fire Service arrived at the scene few hours after to douse the fire.
Speaking with NAN about the incident , the Director of Operation Oyo State Fire Service, Ismail Adeleke, said no life was lost in the fire incident.
Adeleke said it was the only the living room and the corridor of the building that were affected by the fire incident due to their quick intervention.
He listed the items destroyed by the fire to include plasma television, air conditioners and chairs, adding that investigation was ongoing to ascertain the cause of the fire incident.
