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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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Gunmen kill two passengers, abduct Corps member, others in Ondo

Suspected kidnappers have killed two passengers and abducted five others, including a National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member in Ondo State.

Two other passengers also escaped with various degrees of gunshots injuries.

It was gathered that remains of the driver and a female passenger occupying the front seat, who were killed in the attack, have been deposited at the morgue of Adelabu Hospital in Ifon.

The incident happened along the Ifon/Owo Expressway in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo on Friday night.

The kidnappers, who numbered about fifteen, were armed with AK-47 rifles and ambushed the Sienna bus at 11:00 pm.

Confirming the incident, SP Fumilayo Odunlami- Omisanyan, the State Police spokesperson, said the details were still sketchy.

Odunlami, however added: “Our men are fully on the ground, combing the forest to ensure that the victims are rescued

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