Nigeria, March 30 -- An award-winning photojournalist from Kwara State, Abdullahi Sanni, has lost valuables estimated at over five million naira following a fire outbreak.

The incident, according to Sanni, occurred around 1 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2026, while he was away from his residence in Ilorin.

Speaking with The Informant247, the Kwara-based creative explained that the fire was triggered by an electrical spark from a nearby room.

"The fire incident was caused by a reconnection of electricity in a nearby room to my apartment on Friday," he said.

Sanni disclosed that the inferno destroyed several valuable items, including digital cameras, academic and professional certificates, speed lights, two laptops, clothing, and other medi...