Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has confirmed that a fire broke out at her office in Lagos on Tuesday evening, July 8, 2025, causing serious damage to the building and destroying several valuables.
The actress shared a video on Instagram showing the aftermath of the fire. In the video, the walls were blackened with smoke, the furniture was burnt, and the staircase was filled with debris.
“This just happened today the 8th of July 2025, around 7pm. My office building caught fire,” she wrote.
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Iyabo Ojo praised the Nigerian Fire Service for arriving quickly and stopping the fire from spreading further.
“Thank you to the Nigerian Fire Service and my staff for salvaging what was left. Thankfully no lives were lost. The devil tested us today but God said no,” she said.
She also thanked her team for their support and said she was shocked but grateful that no one got hurt.
“With God on my side, we will bounce back bigger and better,” she added.
The cause of the fire is still unknown.
This incident comes just a few months after another Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, lost her Lagos home to a fire in December 2024.