On Tuesday April 25, 2023, fire razed a popular market in Ibadan — Bodija Plank Market, destroying goods worth millions of naira.
The circumstance which triggered the fire has not been ascertained as at the time of producing this report.
Report has it that the operatives of the Oyo State fire service were still at the affected area struggling to extinguish the fire.
The fire service revealed that no casualty was recorded and promise to give information about the incident later.
“Men of the fire service are currently at the scene of the incident fighting the inferno. There is no report of any casualty yet,” the emergency responder said on the phone.
Borno Hisbah officials forcefully cut off youths’ hair
The operatives of the northern police, Hisbah have forcefully cut off the hair of some youths in Borno State.
The operatives claimed that the hairstyles of the affected youths are not in line with community moral standards.
The northern Islamic police took to social media to reveal information about its operations during the just concluded Eid-il-Fitri.
The deputy commandant of Hisbah in the state, Mallam Abdulrahman Musa said the religious security agents are set to combat unruly behaviours in the state.
“Hisbah army in Borno state has conducted sa’ido and care of the youths #men and #women during Eid celebration.
“The army is determined to see how the youth are bringing out new inappropriate behaviours during the prayer ceremony.
“In view of the government’s order to go home to the zoo where she shaved many youths, most of them are underage children,” Musa noted.