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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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Driver who killed final year student in police custody – OAU management



The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife has announced that the driver who recklessly killed a final student of the institution has been handed over to the Nigeria Police for prosecution.

The information was contained in a press statement by the institution’s management and made available by the university spokesperson, Olarewaju Abiodun in reaction to the death of Esu Rita Ema, a final year student of Foreign Language Department.

It was gathered that Esu was knocked down on Thursday afternoon while attempting to cross the Ife-Ibadan expressway on her way to submit her project to her supervisor.

Abiodun in the statement said Esu was killed by a reckless driver, Lasisi Sodiq Segun who was driving a Lexus car, with Abuja registration number: ABJ427LQ.

The statement said, “the body was recovered by personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, and deposited at the mortuary of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, OAUTHC, at about 12:35pm.

“The driver has been arrested by the Nigeria Police for investigation and necessary action.”

Meanwhile, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, has sent a condolence message to the parents of the deceased through the Dean, Students Affairs, Professor Adeolu Odedire.

Professor Bamire, who was visibly devastated said: “If it is very sad to lose a domestic animal, how can anyone quantify the loss of a child, most especially a grown up child who was a young, promising adult with a lot of potential. A final year student for that matter.”

He appealed to the parents, siblings, family, friends and classmates to take solace in God, adding that “the Lord will give us all the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss

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