Kwara loses N27.6m property to bush burning

Date: 2021-02-20

Kwara State lost about N27.6 million property to indiscriminate bush burning across its 16 local government areas, from January till date.

The Director of Kwara Fire Service, Mr John Falade, made the disclosure on Thursday in llorin during an interview with the News Agency' of Nigeria NAN.

According to Falade, most of the bush burning occurred in rural communities where residents especially hunters indiscriminately set fire on bushes during the dry season.

He said that the property lost to bush burning included buildings, household utensils, electronic gadgets and other assorted materials.

He said that the loss was incurred from 30 incidents of bush burning attended to in various parts of the state during the period.

The director, however, said that the service was able to save items worth N94.9 million from the 30 incidents.

Falade told NAN that no casualty was recorded from the incidents.

He reaffirmed the commitment of the service to sustaining its enlightenment programme to discourage residents of the state from embarking on bush burning.

He urged the residents, especially hunters, to desist from setting bushes on fire indiscriminately, to avert fire disasters.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Shururat Olatinwo     Femi Ogunsola     Sodiya     Kazeem Oladepo     Unilorin FM     Wasiu Onidugbe     Esinrogunjo     KWACOBPA     Ganiyu Taofiq     Simon Sayomi     Falokun-Oja     Okanlawon Taiwo     Aliyu Adebayo     Javed Khan     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     NIPR     HYPPADEC     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Owo Arugbo     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Yomi Adeboye     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Doyin Agbamu     Michael Nzwekwe     KWSIEC     NFAI     Suwa-Arabs     11th Galadima     Salman Suleiman     Ndama Al-hassan     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     T And K FOODS     Ojuekun     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Aliyu Umar     Sidikat Akaje     Lithium     Saliu Mustapha     Kishira     NaAllah     Democracy Day     Moshood Bakare     Okin Group     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Rasheed Jimoh     Local Government     Kuliyan Geri     Obuh     Adebara     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Ilorin Durbar     Musa Abdullahi     Offorjama     Afeyin-Olukuta     Muritala Awodun     Olaitan Buraimoh     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Kazeem Gbolagade     Tunji Moronfoye     College Of Education     Kamoru Kadiri     Yahaya Dumoye     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Segun Abifarin     Bayo Ojo     Olatomiwa Williams     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Amosa     Owo Isowo     Turaki Of Ilorin     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Amada Jidda     Saka Abimbola Isau     Ahmed \'Lateef     Rebecca Bake    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Segun Ogunsola     Saka Adeyemo     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Kola Ologbondiyan     ITEM 7     SDP     Ilorin East     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Mary Arinde     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Jimba Babatunde     United Nigeria Congress Party     Ahmad Belgore     Transition Implementation Committee     CT Ayeni     NURTW     Alikinla     Monkey Pox     First Lady     Isaac Gbenle     General Hospital     Ahman Pategi     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Sabi     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Omoniyi Ayinla     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Al-Ilory     Harmony Holdings     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     National Broadcasting Commission     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Aiyedun     Jamiu Oyawoye     Senate Presidency     Nigerian Army     TIIDELab     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Kola Bukoye     Onilorin     SWAN     Patigi Regatta     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Al-Hikmah Radio     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Ilorin International Airport     Offorjama     International Aviation College     Old Oyo     Ayo Adeyemi     Presidential Election     Kwara Liberation Group     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     NULGE     Ubandoma     Saheed Popoola     Folorunsho Erubu     Amuda Musbau     Kulende     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Ishaq Oloyede     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Bola Olukoju     Henry Olaosebikan     Abdullahi Atanda     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Adanla-Irese     Vasolar     Eleyele     Okiki     Iqra Books     Metro Park     Idiagbon     Trade Lenda SME Fair