Omo see ehn, Oyo State Fire Service don drop hot gist! As 2025 just waka pass, dem don count 246 fire wahala wey happen for di state! Na Dr. Maroof Akinwande, wey be di chairman and Special Adviser on Fire Reform to Gov Seyi Makinde, wey come spill di tea during one interview with DAILY POST on Thursday.
No be small matter o! According to Akinwande, dem don rescue 42 people from di fire cases, but no lie, 30 bodies still recover from di scene. Chai! E mean say fire no be joke for dis year wey don pass.
As e be, some people no sabi better thing. Dem call Fire Service ten times for false alarms. Omo see e! Na so dem dey wash di firemen time. Akinwande break am down wey dem carry rescue for di year: 29 cases for January, 27 for February, 22 for March, 24 for April, 24 for May, and 17 for June. July get 15, August 14, September carry 24, while October and November each get 13. December no gree too, e get 21 cases!
Na wa o! 116 houses don shake from fire, and 38 shops don follow am. E no finish, 14 vehicles don run jericho for fire, and 21 petrol tankers chop fire too. No wonder Akinwande dey shout for residents make dem dey careful and take all fire precautions. Di Oyo State goment don even talk say dem go buy new firefighting equipment wey go land in 3 to 6 months.
Akinwande talk, “Let me tell you: We attended to 246 fire incidents in 2025, 10 were false calls. We dey rescue 42 people alive and we recover 30 souls.” No be small thing be dat! He talk say dem don plan to buy seven brand new firefighting machines and dem don clear payment for other firefighting gear. E good to know say di goment dey try cover dem side wella.
Dem also don shake di ground, as di governor don agree to employ 100 more firefighters! This one mean say dem dey serious about putting fire matter for back jare. Wetin dem dey do to make sure dem dey okay too? Akinwande gree say goment dey try improve di living standard of di firefighters to make dem fit perform am better.
Akinwande dey thank media too, saying, “We dey appreciate di media for reporting our activities. E dey help people to sabi wetin dey happen and make dem safety conscious.” I dey feel am say Oyo Fire Service dey try im best to manage di wahala wey dey come from fire!
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