The Chairman of Afikpo North Local Government Area, Oby Enyim, visited the scene of the incident about 6:35 a.m. on Wednesday to find out the level of damage and to sympathise with the victims.
The chairperson described the incident as pathetic. She promised that the local council would take measures to prevent a recurrence. “Don’t lose hope or give up because of this. You shall all overcome this setback,” she said to the victims. Ms Enyim was taken round the scene of the fire disaster by the Chairman of Afikpo Market Traders Association, Johnson Oka.
Mr Oka said many of the traders lost “everything” in the inferno. He called on government agencies in charge of disaster management to come to the aid of the victims.A statement by the council quoted Ms Enyim as promising to unravel the cause of the fire.The member representing Afikpo North East Constituency in Ebonyi House of Assembly, Lilian Eziulo, has sympathised with victims of the fire incident.“With a sincere heart, I pray you shall recover all you have lost,” she said.
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