By Halimah Olamide
There is panic in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital Sunday morning as fire has gutted the popular Agbeni market in the heart of the city.
Agbeni Market is popular for retailers of daily needs. It is a market that spans a very extensive area of the city.
The fire was said to have started at about 4am on Sunday according to information available to the NPO Reports.
The state General Manager of Fire Services, Yemi Akinyemi, confirmed the incident saying “The agency received the distress call at exactly 04:37hrs through Sunday Ogundele, Access Bank security that Agbeni market is on fire.
“Our men are still battling with the job, we are grateful to Central Bank of Nigeria that allows us to use their water supply. Everything is under control. They are still going to CBN to replenish”, he confirmed.