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A power surge was responsible for the heinous inferno that destroyed a section of the Alaba International Market, according to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.

No casualties or injuries were reported, though, according to the report.

The organization reported a fire outbreak at 155 Olojo Drive, opposite Tantalizers and Alaba International Market, in the state’s Ojo Local Government Area at 7:18 p.m.

The Ojo and Ijegun-Egba fire stations were immediately dispatched to the scene, according to the statement.

The incident involved several lock-up shops of various sizes, all located in a two-story building that occupied roughly 648 square meters and a five-hectare-long larger market space.

A statement dated October 22, 2025, signed by Maria Fadairo, the agency’s senior public affairs officer, partially read, reads, “Preliminary investigations revealed that the fire started on the building shortly after the electricity was restored, due to negligence on the part of some shop owners.

The affected areas were difficult to access because the majority of shops were closed for the day, requiring forced entry to repress the fire, which had been confined to the floor due to the delay.

Furniture Stores and Other Businesses Are impacted

The state’s fire and rescue service added that a law office was primarily present in the stores that were primarily engaged in the sale of furniture and alternative power equipment.

According to the report, staff from the Federal Fire Service, Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), and the Ojo Police Division worked together to bring the firefighting operations to a successful conclusion at 10:10.

Margaret Abimbola Adeseye, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service’s Controller General, praised the cooperative action of all parties involved, according to the statement.

Adeseye also stressed the importance of the public strictly adhering to fire safety measures, particularly in commercial areas, to avoid unnecessary fire incidents.

On Tuesday night, videos obtained by Channels Television showed several plazas in Ojo town completely engulfed in flames close to the Ojo Local Government Secretariat.

Officials from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service were also seen working to contain the fire in video.

Along the Lagos–Badagry Expressway, a market is known for its sale of household goods, including furniture, building materials, and electronics.

One of West Africa’s largest commercial trade centers is also there.

One month prior to the incident at the six-story commercial complex Afriland Towers in Lagos Island, at least ten people were killed in the Alaba market fire.

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, has had a private consultation with Kanu Agabi, the former attorney general of the Federation (AGF), to conclude the consultation.

The Federal High Court headquarters complex in Abuja, which houses the defendant’s ongoing terrorism trial, hosted the meeting in Court 7, which is located on the second floor.

The defense team’s preparation for the defendant’s case’s opening on Thursday, October 23 is reflected in the schedule of the proceedings that Justice James Omotosho issued on September 16.

In light of the earlier accelerated hearing that was granted in the case, Justice Omotosho granted the defendant six consecutive days to begin and end his defense starting on October 23.

Nnamdi Kanu enters the defense, lists Wike, Umahi, Buratai, and other people as witnesses.

Agabi, who did not object to the court’s six-day order, filed an oral request for the court to grant Kanu’s legal team access to a private consultation with the defendant outside the Department of State Services (DSS).

Agabi claimed that the defendant’s legal team was concerned that the DSS might access or record their conversation with him (Kanu).

Justice Omotosho accepted Agabi’s request for a private meeting with Kanu to be held in the courtroom, where only the defendant’s attorneys would be present. Justice Omotosho granted the request.

Tukur Mohammed Mamu, an alleged terrorists negotiator, has requested new bail from Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

In a decision on Wednesday, Justice Mohammed Umar took note of Mamu’s health complaint and ruled that the Department of State Services (DSS), the agency responsible for detaining him, should send him to a reputable health facility where he would receive adequate care.

Justice Umar noted that the prosecution has shown diligence in both handling and prosecuting the case throughout the case history.

Read more about Nnamdi Kanu entering the defense, lists Wike, Umahi, Buratai, and other witnesses.

The judge argued that one of the arguments for granting bail is because the prosecution is being diligent, not because the prosecution is being diligent in this case.

After that, he directed the defense attorney to select a health care provider that would be most convenient for the defendant and that he would pick him right away.

On Tuesday night, a portion of Lagos’ Alaba International Market caught fire.

In Ojo town, flames engulfed several plazas close to the Ojo Local Government Secretariat, according to videos obtained by Channels Television.

Officials from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service were also seen working to contain the fire in video.

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One of West Africa’s biggest commercial hubs, known for its electronics, furniture, and building materials, is the Alaba International Market, which is located along the Lagos–Badagry Expressway.

The recent spate of market and building infernos reported in Lagos on Tuesday adds to that list.

In a coordinated operation with INTERPOL NCB The Hague, the Nigerian Police Force located a Toyota C-HR (2020 model) and a Toyota RAV4 (2019 model) in separate locations in Lagos and Akwa Ibom States.

The two high-end vehicles, which were illegally shipped into Nigeria after being stolen from the Netherlands, were recovered in a significant step forward in the fight against transnational organized crime, according to a statement from the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin.

According to the statement, “investigations revealed that the vehicles were stolen from Amsterdam and Midden-Nederland and later transported to Nigeria via the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, to Apapa, Lagos, in late 2023.”

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The Nigeria Police Force, through INTERPOL NCB Abuja, started civil forfeiture proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja following the recovery. The Court granted the vehicles’ insurance company a final forfeiture order in favor of the Netherlands government, facilitating their legal repatriation, after the due legal process was completed.