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Updated: January 26, 2021

Fire Guts Sunday Igboho’s House In Ibadan

By AllNews Nigeria
January 26, 2021
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One of the residences of Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, in Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State has been burnt down. The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday.

It was gathered that property worth millions of naira was damaged by the fire, the source of which could not be immediately ascertained.

Fire fighters from the Oyo State Fire Service arrived at the scene few hours after to douse the fire, NAN reported.
Speaking to NAN about the incident , the Director of Operation Oyo State Fire Service, Mr Ismail Adeleke, said no life was lost in the fire incident.
Adeleke said that 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.

There are suspicions that the incident may be a retaliatory attack. Adeleke said investigation was ongoing to ascertain the cause of the fire incident.

On Friday, Sunday Igboho had stormed Igangan, in Ibarapa North local government area of Oyo State to further stiffen his stance that Fulanis in the region should leave. His supporters had destroyed the house of the Fulani leader in the area. The destruction followed quit notice he issued to Fulani and Bororo people residing in Ibarapa specifically, blaming them for kidnappings and killings in area.

The Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu had ordered Igboho's arrest at the time. Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde vowed at the time that his government would not allow anyone hiding under the guise of ethnic interest to perpetrate a crisis in the state.

Makinde said the war to be waged by the state and the security agencies was against criminal elements, irrespective of their tribes, religions or creed.

He added that his administration would not allow anyone to threaten the peace of the state by acting unlawfully as such was against the nation’s Constitution.

The governor, who spoke while receiving the new Commissioner of Police in the state, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko, said the state government would not relent in placing priority on the welfare of security agencies in the state.