One of the traders whose goods were destroyed after a fire razed the upper floor of a one-storey building on Somoye Osundairo Street in the Computer Village market, Ikeja, Lagos State, Ebere Daddymuonso, has lamented the loss of goods worth over N150m. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, had earlier stated that goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in the incident. “One Lagos State firefighter sustained minor injuries during the operation and was administered first aid on site by LASAMBUS. “I lost goods worth over N150 million, and some people may have lost even more. Reacting, the Iyaloja of the market, Abisola Azeez, commended emergency responders for preventing the fire from spreading to nearby buildings.

Source: Punch January 21, 2026 06:24 UTC