Posted by Amarachi on Mon 18th Dec, 2023 - tori.ng
A family source confirmed the incident and attributed the fire to a power surge that occurred between 7.30am and 8am.
Adebayo Alao-Akala
One person has been feared dead after fire razed the residence of a late former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, in Ogbomoso, on Monday.
A family source confirmed the incident to PUNCH and attributed the fire to a power surge that occurred between 7.30am and 8am.
The source said, “Yes, it is true. We experienced power surge this morning, and it consumed one person. One person also sustained serious injuries.”
However, another source also told the above publication that many people sustained injuries in the fire incident.
Recall that Alao-Akala died in January 2022.