Fire on Saturday night engulfed the popular Santana Market along Sapele Road by Oba Eradiawa junction Benin City, Edo State.
DAILY POST learnt that security operatives were on ground to prevent hoodlums from catching-in on the fire to loot shops. Also, in amateur video of the blaze posted on Facebook, some Nigerians could be seen shouting “Oh, Santana market is burning now, nobody can help.However, Edo State government fire fighters did not show up during the inferno.
Some shop owners, who stormed the market on Sunday morning following a distressed call, wept uncontrollably over the loss.
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