A 23-year-old man, Ayodele Gabriel, was discovered dead in his bathroom after a fire broke out in his apartment at Sakura Estate, Sagamu, Ogun State.
The Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Odutola Omolola, confirmed the incident to PUNCH Online on Thursday.
Ayodele was reportedly found unconscious in the bathroom and rushed to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu, Ogun State, where he was pronounced dead.
The landlord, Oluwaseun Emmanuel, informed the police that he noticed a fire in the one-bedroom apartment occupied by the deceased. He then alerted neighbouring residents, who helped extinguish the flames and force open the door.
Odutola said, “The incident was reported to the Sakura Police Division on August 28, 2024, by the landlord. We have started our investigation. Our men went to the scene; the cause of the fire is unknown.
PUNCH Online previously reported a similar incident in which a 27-year-old man, Tolu Falansa, died from smoke inhalation in the Owode-Yewa community, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Falansa was discovered dead in his apartment after a fire broke out during the night.
(PUNCH)