A part of the private residence of Governor Ibikunle Amosun in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Wednesday was gutted by fire which destroyed several documents.

The house popularly referred to as “White House” and located at Ibara GRA, Abeokuta went up in flames at about 12:30pm.

Our correspondent gathered that the fire was sparked off in one of the rooms in the house but the extent of damage could not be ascertained.

Security operatives manning the gates to the bungalow however prevented journalists from covering the incident. They attacked and snatched cameras and blackberry phones from reporters who besieged the scene to capture the fire incident.

The security operatives even threatened to shoot at the reporters. The camera belonging to the Nigerian Television Authority was seized, damaged and the tape removed. Another camera belonging to the News Agency of Nigeria reporter, Tomisin Erogbogbo, was seized and by the time it was returned to her, all the pictures previously contained in it, including those of the fire incident, had been deleted. Also, the blackberry phone belonging to the correspondent of the Businessday Newspaper, Razaq Ayinla, was seized and all the pictures deleted.

Addressing journalists while the fire was being brought under control, the governor’s elder brother, Alhaji Abidoye Amosun, who later arrived at the scene, said that they quickly alerted the men of the fire service immediately they noticed the smoke.

He said, “Yes, there was a fire incident here some hours ago, but it has been put under control. We noticed flame from one of the rooms and we quickly called the attention of the Fire Fighters who promptly arrived and put it under control.”

On the extent of damage done by the fire outbreak, Alhaji Amosun said there was nothing to worry about as only “few documents were burnt during the incident.”

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/ogun-state-governors-house-on-fire/

We hear since, 1st 2 commnt

OMG!!! WHERE OMO WATER?

The evil that men do...............

this is serious...what might have cause the fire. No security even in the state house. Bad, as in Bad

money dey...anyway 3rd 2 comment**dancing fire proof

!progressing mode! ! The police is your friend...

i fuuuking hate the idea of journalist getting wounded or gadget smashed.

What is wrong with these over-zealous security men and their lack of respect for fundamental rights of the citizens ?

What's the big deal if a governor's house got burnt and the media are their to do their job ? Btw,are there no fire services in ogun state to come to the rescue ?

hmmmm... fashola again

Fire fire in our country country we need plenty water make we quench the fire


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yE0HTPkfzs

AGAIN?!

Ehyaaaa sowie ooooo

Wow inferno no dey fear face o

It's GEJ's fault

Ile gomini to jo., ewa lobu kun

Headline is supposed to be Gov Ibikunle Amosun's private residence gutted by fire.

Oma ga o

Let it burn! Let it burn! Let it burn!

dayokanu: Fire fire in our country country we need plenty water make we quench the fire


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yE0HTPkfzs

Thats some old s.hit back then..... reminds me of the good old dayz

Why would the securities onslaught journalists dia 2cover d incidenceperhps,dey don't want the general public see ao edifice the structure is...let dem keep buildin houses and buying exotic cars with public funds,God is watchin'......

Le Ostrich: It's GEJ's fault

please don't extend your foolishnes§ to this thread i beg. It not making sense mentioning Gej in this issue. We are satisfied with his corruption saga, you hear.

All these ritualists, they know why the house was set ablaze. That's why the didn't let the news agents gather the pics. Bad country men!

That's the reason why we must think about safety first in our daily life activites, and not to become familiar with what we're doing. Emergency response must not be compromised.

Which document/evidence of looting they wan take style destroy.

#coveringoftracks

another avenue to loot govt funds and blame it on burnt articles

na wa o