Lagos: New Year Fire Destroys Ikotun Electronics Market Hubs
January 2, 2026
4:26 am
Early morning fire tears through Ikotun Market plaza, destroying electronics shops worth billions as firefighters struggle with smoke and water shortages.
A massive fire swept through the electronics section of Ikotun Market in Lagos early on New Year’s Day, destroying goods worth billions of naira and raising renewed concerns over fire safety in Nigeria’s commercial hubs.
The blaze broke out around 12:05 a.m. on January 1, 2026, at the market’s electronics plaza, a densely packed cluster of shops that serves as a major distribution point for phones, computers, and household electronics in Africa’s most populous city. By the time firefighters …
