05am on Monday and raged till around 6am before it was successfully extinguished by firefighters.
The busy road in front of the market, near the Ring Road, was cordoned off by policemen and traffic was diverted to the adjoining roads and streets. Karibo stated that the Chief Security Officer to Obaseki called him shortly after the fire started and he quickly moved his men to the scene. In spite of the early morning downpour, the fire was still smouldering as of press time, but policemen and other security agents prevented hoodlums from looting goods in the market.
The governor said efforts were being made to identify the victims, who lost their goods to the inferno, for adequate compensation.
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