Fire
Mystery fire engulfs church during vigil in Ibadan
A fire engulfed a parish of the Christ Apostolic Church at Wisdom Estate, Road 1G, Olohunda Road, in the Lagelu Local Government Area, in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday night.
The fire, which had worshippers trapped inside the church, started at about 9:30 pm, on Saturday morning.
Eyewitnesses said the church was in a Friday vigil worship when the fire broke out.
A witness said, “The incident happened in the night around 9:30pm. I think they were having Friday vigil. Some worshippers had already slept off, to have some rest before they start vigil when the incident happened.
“There was an aged woman, very old to the extent that she could not work properly. She was still inside the church when the fire was raging seriously.”
According to a church member, “People were still inside the church during the fire . I will get back to you later, please.”
While the cause of the fire remains unclear, the General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Services, Akinyemi Akinyinka, assured that,“Our men were there based on information.”