A 27-year-old man, identified as Tolu Falansa, tragically lost his life in a fire incident that occurred in the early hours of last week Sunday, in the Owode-Yewa community, in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the incident happened around 5:am.
According to a police source familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity,the fire claimed Falansa’s life as he slept in his apartment.
Disturbingly, it was revealed that Falansa had kept his motorcycle inside the room where he slept.
His lifeless body was discovered beside the machine in a room filled with smoke.
A resident, who also requested anonymity, recounted how the tragic discovery was made.
She said “We didn’t think something of that nature had happened until two boys came looking for Falansa.
“ I pointed his apartment to them when they asked where he was,” said the resident.
The grim reality set in when the individuals returned to inform her that Falansa had succumbed to smoke inhalation in his apartment.
Confirming the incident to PUNCH Metro, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Odutola Omolola, provided additional details.
“The incident was reported to the Owode-Yewa Police Division at about 7 a.m. on July 28, 2024, by one of the neighbours. When our men went to the scene, the motorcycle he kept in his room had burnt while his lifeless body was lying inside the same,” Odutola stated.
The police have since taken Falansa’s body to the Ilaro mortuary, as investigations into the cause of the fire continue
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