Posted by Samuel on Wed 31st Jan, 2024 - tori.ng
This was confirmed in a video shared by an X user, Olúwadámilọlá, showing the moment the worship centre was being destroyed by fire.
A well-known church, the Household of David Church located on Adeniyi Jones Street in Ikeja, Lagos, was engulfed in flames on Wednesday morning.
This was confirmed in a video shared by an X user, Olúwadámilọlá, showing the moment the worship centre was being destroyed by fire.
The cause of the fire or the extent of the damage it caused it is yet to be ascertained.
The National Emergency Management Agency Southwest PRO, Ibrahim Farinloye has not responded to a message sent to him for his reaction on the incident as at the time of this report.
This incident came a week after the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed that about 6,700 traders, 450 shops, 30 offices, two hotels and five restaurants were affected by a fire incident which occurred at Mandilas building on the Lagos Island, Lagos State.
NEMA noted that the figures were provided by the Iya Oja of the Atunwase International Market, Mandilas General, Alhaja Adeniji Rashidat.
According to the NEMA statement, the fire spread to nearby market stalls at Atunwase International Market, causing equally substantial damage at the main building.