James Ogunnaike

Palpable fear enveloped residents of Abeokuta as fire broke out in the house of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

The house, situated at Ita-Eko area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, was gutted by fire about 9:30 pm.

Eyewitnesses said the inferno was caused by a power surge.

Residents of the area and sympathisers trooped out to assist the domestic workers in the house to put out the fire.

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Confirming the incident, Director of Fire Service in Ogun State, Fatai Adefala, disclosed that the fire only razed a store and not the main building in the former president’s compound.

He added that officials of the agency swiftly responded to distress calls at about 10:00 pm and succeeded in putting out the fire.

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