Bodija Market Under Fire

The popular Bodija Market in Ibadan, in Oyo State capital caught on fire

We gathered that the fire incident started in the early hours of Monday.

It was learnt that the fire incident affected some shops in the market.

Good worth millions of naira were destroyed by the inferno.

Some of the traders said they lost goods worth millions of naira in the disaster.

The cause of the fire incident has not been ascertained as at the time of filing this report on Monday.

A staff of Oyo State Fire Service who asked not to be named, confirmed the incident

He said, “Yes. The incident occurred at Bodija market

The Bodija market is located within Aare Latosa Local Council Development Area (LCDA) which was carved out of Ibadan North Local Government Area.

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