A female lecturer of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Dr Jumoke Odeyemi, has lost her life in a tragic fire outbreak.
Odeyemi joined NOUN in 2009 and had a doctorate in Adult and Continuing Education from the University of Ibadan, where she also had her bachelor’s degree in Language and Literacy and master’s degree in Education.
The fire started while she was asleep at her residence on Jemigbon Street, Apollo Estate, Ketu on Thursday after power was restored around 2:00 a.m.
The varsity lecturer had reportedly bought a 30-litre fuel the previous day which she kept in her balcony. As soon as power was restored, there was a spark which reportedly caught a mosquito net in the two-bedroom flat, leading to the fire.
Residents said they were awoken by the victim’s call for help, adding that in the twinkling of an eye, the fire reached the jerrycan of petrol and exploded.
The General Manager of LASEMA, Mr Tiamiyu Adeshina, said the corpse was handed over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit, adding that it had been deposited in the Lagos Mainland General Hospital Mortuary, Yaba.
“The body was recovered by ERT, handed over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit and has since been deposited at the Lagos Mainland General Hospital Mortuary. The woman was identified as a staff of the National Open University of Nigeria,” he said.
General Manager, LASEMA, has sympathised with the family and urged the residents to ensure they put safety measures in place.
