A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Rotarian Bola Olu-Ojo, is dead.
According to a terse statement issued by a family source, Olu-Ojo passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.
“With the total submission to the Almighty, we announce the passing away of our dear Husband, Brother, Uncle, Father, and Grandfather, Hon. Chief Bola Olu-Ojo, who passed on to be with the Saints in the evening of 1st November, 2023,” the statement reads.
Details of his death were sketchy at the time of writing this report.
In a related development, a fire outbreak has destroyed a multi-million Naira property and residence of Mohammed Lawal, Kebbi State Correspondent of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Zaria on Wednesday.
The fire incident started at about 2 p.m. and lasted for about an hour.
It destroyed all the property in the compound located behind Kofar Gayan Low-cost Zaria city, Kaduna State.
“I was about to take my birth after coming from mosque, when we discovered traces of smoke in one of the rooms in the three bedroom bungalow.
“We made efforts to quench the fire but our efforts were not successful. We also called the Fire Service at Kofar Doka in Zaria.
“They (Fire service officer in charge) said they had no fuel to respond to our distress calls. We also pleaded with them to give us the phone number of Federal Fire Service at Sabon Gari (Zaria), but the officer didn’t obliged.
“As you can see, we didn’t remove anything from the house, everything is gone except the clothes we are wearing,” the victim said.
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Lawal said he suspected power surge as the cause of the fire.
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