Oyo Records 9 Fire Outbreaks In 8 Months

No fewer than nine fire outbreaks have been recorded in markets and commercial centres across Oyo State between February and October 2026, destroying shops and goods and leaving several traders with financial losses.
Among the affected locations are Ogunpa Market, where about 10 shops were reportedly affected in February; Bode Market, where several shops, particularly in the herbal section, were destroyed in July; and the Nigerian Railway Shopping Complex along the Aleshinloye Market axis, where nine shops were reportedly razed in August.
Other incidents were recorded at the Alhaji Moba Complex in the Gbagi Abattoir area, the Bola-Ige International Business Complex, New Gbagi, Bodija ...