Eko Hot Blog reports that one person has been reported dead as fire gut the residence of former Governor of Oyo State, late Adebayo Alao-Akala, in Ogbomoso.
The incident happened in the early hours on Monday.
A family source confirmed the incident to PUNCH and attributed the fire to a power surge that occurred between 7.30am and 8am.
The source said, “Yes, it is true. We experienced power surge this morning, and it consumed one person. One person also sustained serious injuries.”
However, another source also told the above publication that many people sustained injuries in the fire incident.
Alao Akala served as the deputy governor of Oyo State from May 2003 to January 2006, succeeding Rashidi Ladoja when Ladoja was impeached for 11 months. He was subsequently elected governor in 2007 under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), but lost reelection in 2011 to late Abiola Ajimobi of the then Action Congress Of Nigeria.
He died in January 2022 after a brief illness.
Click To Watch Our Video Of The Week
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611
