One person was reportedly set ablaze inside his Sienna car when gunmen stormed the Abakpa area of the Enugu metropolis at about 5:30 am on Monday. About two vehicles and five tricycles were also burnt by the hoodlums suspected to be enforcing sit-at-home order that was gradually being ignored by residents in the South-East. The incidents brought about early morning …

Tragedy struck in Oke-Keesi, Itoko area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday as a middle-aged woman, simply known as Mama Dada, set herself ablaze in her rented apartment. It was gathered that the deceased committed suicide over her inability to repay a loan she took from a microfinance bank (name withheld). A source, Rasheed Aina, who resides near the deceased’s …

Properties worth several millions of Naira were on Friday destroyed when fire gutted the Owode Onirin iron rod market along Ikorodu Road, Lagos. According to a source, the incident occurred in the evening when the fire started in one of the shops in the market. Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said that …