The headquarters of the Christ Embassy Church at Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos is gutted by fire.
This incident was captured in multiple videos shared on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
https://twitter.com/Chief_Augustin1/status/1804778132542496898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1804778132542496898%7Ctwgr%5Ec489659799e5279be6e979006d0078106350f0f2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FChief_Augustin1%2Fstatus%2F1804778132542496898One user, Augustine (tweeting as @Chief_Augustin1), shared a video of the blaze and commented on the efforts of the fire service:
“Christ Embassy Church on Billings Way, Oregun, is on fire.
“Serious fire is raging, and men of the Lagos State Fire Service are working hard to put it off. Thank God service hasn’t commenced fully.”
There are no further details yet as of press time. Also, no reaction yet from the church.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service quickly responded to the scene, working diligently to control and extinguish the fire.
Christ Embassy Church was founded in 1987 by the Edo-born flamboyant Pentecostal pastor Chris Oyakhilome.
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