A popular church which is known as Household of David Church at Adeniyi Jones Street, Ikeja Lagos was on Wednesday morning gutted by fire. This was confirmed in a video shared by an X user, Olúwadámilọlá, showing the moment the worship centre was being destroyed by fire. SaharaReporters has yet to ascertain the cause of the fire or the extent of the damage it caused. The National Emergency Management Agency Southwest PRO, Ibrahim Farinloye has not responded to a message sent to him for his reaction on the incident as at the time of this report.
Director General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Habib Ahmed, has enjoined Nigerians to be safety conscious in their activities
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that about 6,700 traders, 450 shops, 30 offices, two hotels and five restaurants were affected by the fire incident which occurred on Sunday at Mandilas building on the Lagos Island, Lagos State. The agency disclosed in a statement obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday, noting that the figures were provided by the Iya Oja of the Atunwase International Market, Mandilas General, Alhaja Adeniji Rashidat.