The victims’ shops and goods worth billions of naira were razed in the Sunday inferno that lasted for over six hours on Ahmadu Bello Way, Maiduguri.
Presenting the cheque at the Government House, Maiduguri, the Governor said: “The N1 billion will be disbursed as an emergency palliative to the affected traders and market women,” noting that this was pending the outcome of the assessment by the market committee. Besides, he said the torched market is the largest in the Northeast region, but was completely razed down by fire that lasted over six hours.
“I will work with other stakeholders to do everything we can; to provide the needed support to all fire victims.