Fire destroys 52 shops in Ibadan, Ado-Ekiti markets

Goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in an inferno which ravaged over 40 shops at the Sanyo community market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, yesterday.

It was learnt that firemen from the State Fire Service put out the fire, which began at 1am yesterday, at 3am.

Traders who spoke with Channels, said the fire started at midnight when power was restored by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company