Fire guts Yinka Ayefele’s Fresh FM station in Ibadan

• The station, which is located in the Challenge area of the city and owned by gospel musician Mr Yinka Ayefele, was gutted by fire on Friday night.

Fresh 105.9 FM, a radio station in the Oyo State capital Ibadan, was reportedly razed after a fire outbreak.

The station, which is located in the Challenge area of the city and owned by gospel musician Mr Yinka Ayefele, was gutted by fire on Friday night.

One witness, Samuel Ibikunle, called for urgent assistance and intervention of the fire service to extinguish the inferno.

“Fresh FM is currently on fire! We urgently need the Fire Service to respond immediately. Please spread the word and alert the nearest station,” he wrote on X.

The management of the station is yet to issue an official statement on the incident.

However, the Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Hon Maroof Akinwande, confirmed the development, stating, “We are already there.”