Fire Razes Popular Market In Borno

Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a night fire which razed a part of Gambarou Market, the second biggest market in Maiduguri metropolis, the capital of Borno State.

Naija News reports that this comes five months after a similar night fire razed part of the international market in March 2023.

According to Daily Trust, the cause of the inferno could not be immediately ascertained, but firefighters were still battling to put it out.

An eyewitness who spoke on the incident said the fire broke out from the shops of spices and grains sellers section of the market.

He said security operatives had been deployed to the market to prevent hoodlums from stealing properties.

Fire Guts Popular Osun Market

Meanwhile, goods worth millions of Naira were reportedly lost when fire recently gutted the popular Oja Tuntun market in Osun State.

Reports obtained by Naija News revealed that at least 17 shops were affected by the inferno which happened on Saturday morning at the market situated in Ile-Ife.

The Oja Tuntun market is noted to be the largest market in the ancient town.

The spokesperson of Osun State Fire Service, Adekunle Ibrahim, who confirmed the fire incident in a statement made available to journalists, said the cause of the tragic incident could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

According to him, the firemen received a distress call from a resident living near the market about 12:30 am on Saturday.