The tragic incident took place on the evening of Saturday, October 5, 2024, around 7:30 p.m., at a residential building located at No. 13, Olarenwaju Street, off Oki Street.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the details of the incident in a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. According to Hundeyin, the police received a distress call from a concerned resident, prompting the Divisional Police Officer of the Oke-Odo Division to respond quickly with operatives to assess the situation.
Emergency services, including the fire department, were alerted and dispatched to the scene. Despite their efforts, a tenant who was asleep in his room at the time of the fire was found deceased upon the flames being extinguished.
