Sorrow As Fire Guts Taraba Food Market, Millions Lost

It is a day of grief for the people as food items such as yam, grains, among others, worth over N200 million, have been destroyed by fire outbreak, which occurred in the nascent hours of Saturday, in Wukari Local Government Council of Taraba State.

As covered by Mouthpiece NGR, Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed reports that the incident, which cause could not be ascertained as of the time of writing this report, occurred when the traders had all turned home.

In a pose of depression and dejection, the chairman of the Yam Market, Anthony Agbu, confirmed that the incident which started at about 12a.m. on Saturday, led to massive destruction of their goods.

Stressing how the inferno will tell negatively on the people, as well as the farmers, he said the need for the relevant authorities, to as a matter of urgency, provide succor to the affected traders, had become necessary.

“As you have seen, our yam market and all our goods have been razed down by the fire incident that occurred here early this morning,” he said.

Some victims like Emmanuel Gani, Chindo Magaji and Margaret Adashu, who spoke with Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed, lamented that all their resources have been destroyed.

The Council Chairman of Wukari, Dr. Daniel Adigrace told Mohammed Taoheed of how he was suddenly called yesternight that the market was on blaze and he calling his team to the rescue of the ugly scene.

While expressing his grief over the huge level of damages, he called on both the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), as well as the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to wade in.