JUST IN: Fire Guts Otukpo Main Market

…Goods worth millions destroyed

Otukpo main market in Benue State on Wednesday has been gutted by fire.

The fire which started about 8:00 am in Lagos line spread fast into another section and destroyed good worth millions of naira.

The arrival of Otukpo fire service officials who help put out the fire prevented what would have been a total raze down of the market.

Chairman of Otukpo council Hon. George Alli who confirmed the incident said he has taken steps to addressed incessant fire outbreak and appealed for calm by traders.

Eko Hot Blog recalls that on March 16, 2020, Otukpo main market was gutted by midnight inferno which destroyed goods worth millions of Naira.

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Governor Samuel Ortom donated N50m to the traders to help cushion the effect of the inferno

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