Ibadan market Razed down by fire, destroys property worth millions

Traders at Labaowo Market, Ogunpa, in Ibadan North West Local Government of Oyo State were on Wednesday thrown into confusion when a section of the market was razed by fire.

The market went up in flames at around 10am as an inflammable product (adhesive) allegedly caught fire destroying items worth millions of naira.

The President, Labaowo International Market, Alhaji Lukmon Alaka, said tragedy struck when a woman opened a can of gum near another woman who was cooking.

Alaka said, “A woman was cooking noodles beside her when the place went up in flames following an explosion. The shops went up in flames.”