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Popular Nigerian comedian Ayodeji Makun aka Comedian AY’s mansion in Lekki, reportedly went up in flames over the weekend.
A viral video captured the moment when a building belonging to the comedian was gutted by fire on Sunday.
It was gathered that the award-winning actor’s wife, Mabel and their two daughters were not in Nigeria at the time of the accident.
Reacting on Monday, AY wrote: “Family and God. That is what’s important. Everything else comes and goes.
“Can’t wait to join you guys in the US in a few days.”
Here are other celebrities whose houses were fire gutted.
* Kate Henshaw’s home catches fire
Actress Kate Henshaw escaped being hurt after her home at Lekki Phase 1 got burnt in June 2015.
The fire was said to have started around 3pm and neighbours struggled to put out the fire.
Before men of the Nigerian Fire Service could get there a lot of damage had been done to the house.
* Comedian Bovi’s
There was a little drama at the Bovi’s house located at the highbrow area of Lagos following an inferno which engulfed a small part of his apartment in November 2017.
Bovi had shared how a man, who came to help put out the fire, stole his phone.
However, according to the comedian, the good Samaritan turned Judas was caught red-handed after he noticed his phone was missing.
* Fashion stylist Mai Atafo
Famous fashion stylist, Mai Atafo’s fashion house was incinerated by fire on November 3, 2018.
Fashion material, several industrial sewing machines and some industrial irons were destroyed in the fire.
The fashion stylist shared the fire incident scene on his Instagram page.
* Davido’s Father, Adedeji Adeleke
Davido’s father, Adedeji Adeleke’s Lekki house almost got destroyed by fire on July 16, 2019.
The fire reportedly started at the pent house of the building and was put out as a result of the quick intervention by fire fighters who made sure no serious damages was done.
There was no recorded number of casualty on the building which is on Esther Adeleke street at Lekki Phase One area of Lagos.
* Yinka Quadri
Veteran Yoruba actor, Yinka Quadri’s house was gutted by fire in August 2019.
The actor thanked God for his life as he explained that his house experienced a fire which started at about 12am in the midnight.
Quadri also acknowledged that if not for the timely intervention of neighbours, everything would have been lost.
* Actress Nkiru Umeh
Actress Nkiru Umeh loses home, shop in Lagos explosion
Nollywood actress, Nkiru Umeh, lost her home and shop in the explosion which occurred on March 15, 2020 at Abule Ado, Trade Fair axis of Lagos State.
The actress revealed on her Instagram page when she posted a picture of the burnt house.
She explained that her house and beauty complex were opposite the Bethlehem Girls College which was also affected by the explosion.
Nkiru, however, assured her fans that she and her family were not hurt as they were in church when the explosion occurred.
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