The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation into the early morning fire at the Akere Motor Spare Parts Market, Tolu, Olodi Apapa, Lagos State.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Idowu Owohunwa has however urged “Lagosians to remain calm as the state Criminal Investigation Department has been directed to take over investigation towards unravelling the true circumstances surrounding the attack”.
According to a statement by the spokesman of the state’s police command, Superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin, the Commissioner “equally calls for restraints in giving any form of extraneous coloration to the incident, while assuring that the outcome of the investigation will be made public”.
Hundeyin said that the fire started at about 3 am but was put out by a “combined team of officers from Tolu Police Division and the Lagos State Fire Service”.
He said a 65-year-old security guard died in the incident.
