An undisclosed number of phone shops at the popular Computer Village in the Ikeja area of Lagos State were razed by fire in the early hours of Monday.
Confirming the report, Spokesperson for Lagos State Police Command , Adekunle Ajisebutu, disclosed that the fire outbreak emanated from one of the affected shops.
He said, “There was a fire incident at 18 Otigba Street, Computer Village, Ikeja, early hour of today. The fire engulfed a shopping complex.
“As soon as the report was received, firefighters were contacted and they arrived immediately. Policemen were drafted there to protect the Fire fighters and others.
“The fire has been put out successfully. No life was lost in the incident. However, valuable property which estimates are not yet known were destroyed.”
The police PRO also said that properties worth millions of naira were said to have been destroyed in the incident.
As of the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire outbreak had not been ascertained.
