Credible sources informed Tribune Online that the inferno, which started from some shops located on Odeyinka Road, Ikire, in Irewole Local Government, around 1.00 a.m., spread to his apartment and the victim was trapped and burnt to death.
Alabi was also said to have lost personal belongings estimated at millions of naira to the fire incident.
One of the residents of the area, where the tragic development occurred, simply identified as Yinka, hinted that the fire started around 1.00 a.m., following what he described as “power surge,” from the electricity provider.
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According to him, “we were all asleep when they brought power around 1.00 a.m. Suddenly, we heard people screaming and shouting for help, but the locked shops and the deceased’s house prevented us from getting close to the scene of the fire. We initially thought it was something else but when we saw smoke, we forced the door open and boys in the area assisted by pouring water to quench the fire.”
Confirming the death of Alabi to journalists in Osogbo, former Executive Secretary, Ayedaade Local Government, Mr Oduwole Basiru Iyanda expressed shock over the gruesome death of the NULGE chairman in the local government, just as he described the incident as very unfortunate.
However, he implored people of the council and the state to be conscious of safety and security in their respective residences by putting off electrical appliances, not in use, most especially in the night.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Osun State Police Command, Mrs Folasade Odoro also confirmed the incident, adding that investigation into the fire incident that claimed the victim’s life was ongoing.
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