It was gathered that the fire took place in the early hours of Sunday. There was no loss of life.
An eyewitness said the police who arrived the scene shortly after the incident, quickly barricaded the area to prevent people from looting the shops. Police spokesman, Mr Ikenga Tochukwu, who confirmed the market fire, said the Commissioner of Police, Echeng Echeng, had ordered for a comprehensive investigation into the incident.
He said, “The Commissioner of Police, Echeng Echeng, is worried by recent fire incident which resulted into loss of valuable properties. “The police quickly responded by cordoning off the area to avert hoodlums from taking advantage of the situation to loot, and contacted the fire service department.
This is so sad for the marketers who barely sell,now everything has been burnt to nothing🤧
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