Akwa Ibom traders wail as fire guts shops, destroys goods

Our correspondent, who visited the market, learnt that the cause of the inferno had yet to be ascertained as there were no electrical connections in the market.A trader, Mr Nwabueze John, who deals in stationery, said he lost everything to the fire, which started around 9pm.

He said, “I left the market around 7pm and by some minutes past nine, one of the security men called me that my shop has burnt down. I rushed down to this place immediately; I was devastated when I saw everything in my shop was gone. “Fire service people were here when I came, but I couldn’t remove even a pin from the shop. Honestly, I don’t know where to start from.”

Another victim, Aniekpeno Akra, while bewailing the incident, told journalists that he got a similar call from people, but on arrival, the damage had already been done.

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