Fire razes MTN booster station in Ibadan

Ibadan, Feb. 22, 2025

Fire razed down a booster station belonging to telecommunications giants MTN, beside the Faculty of Nursing at University of Ibadan, on Saturday, an official has confirmed.

Yemi Akinyinka, General Manager of Oyo State Fire Services Agency, disclosed this in a statement in Ibadan.

He said the agency’s personnel received a distress call about the fire incident at exactly 4 am on Saturday through a phone call from one Akinoso.

Akinyinka said the personnel led by ACFS Olubunmi promptly deployed officers to the scene and arrived on time.

“On arrival, we met a Mikano Electrical Generator and Board on fire,” he said.

Akinyinka added that the agency’s personnel in collaboration with a team of fire marshals of the University of Ibadan completely put off the fire.

He said the fire affected the Mikano generator and board while other telecommunication gadgets were saved.

The general manager attributed the cause of the fire to electricity surge.