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Osun: Fire Destroy Property Worth N15.3bn in 2024

    Osun State Fire Service says property worth N15,308,651,017 were lost to fire outbreaks in the state between January and December 2024. The losses were recorded in the state fire service's annual ‘fire incident record,’ which the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) obtained on Friday in Oshogbo. According to the data, the state fire service received 103 fire outbreak calls in the year under review, and it attended to 16 additional non-fire-related calls. The data also reflected that the majority of the fire outbreaks took place in February and December when 20 fire outbreaks were recorded each. READ:  Soun appoints Rev Owoade as Palace Chaplain However, the highest property loss was recorded in December, with N12.580 billion in property lost to fire outbreaks. This was followed by the month of May when property worth N1.249 billion was destroyed during five recorded fire incidents. According to the data, seven persons died from the fire incidents, with one death recorded in ...
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Ongoing cult clash claims two more lives in Osun

 


Two suspected cultists have reportedly been gunned down in an alleged reprisal attack in Ilesa town.

According to information, the duo were gunned down by suspected members of a rival cult group at Sabo, Irojo Junction, Ilesa at about 2pm on Tuesday.

The shooting was linked to the killing of two suspected cultists at a beer parlour on Sunday.

A journalist, Sodiq Lawal said the deceased were suspected to be cult members.

“Their bodies were picked up along the Ilesa/Akure expressway by the police this afternoon. We all ran for cover when we heard noise from the scene.

“The killing is a continuation of inter-cult rivalry going on Ilesa area in the last three days. Policemen took the bodies of the deceased away in their vehicle.”

Osun Police Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the incident, said more men had been deployed to Ilesa to halt the current spate of killings in the town.

“More men have been deployed to the community but you know police operatives can’t be everywhere.

“Two men were killed today again but we are not relenting.

“Perpetrators of the crime won’t escape justice,” Opalola said.

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