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Fri Feb 05 2021
A fire on Thursday morning razed the Tipper Garage Market on 3rd Avenue, Gwarimpa, Abuja, and killed one person while traders lost all their wares worth millions of naira.
Although there were reports of six deaths, the FCT Minister of State, Hajia Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, who was in the market later on Thursday to commiserate with the traders, confirmed only one death.
The minister sympathised with the victims of the fire and assured that the FCT Administration (FCTA), in collaboration with the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) would ensure that victims were assisted, just as she advised the traders to take precautionary measures as most of the goods sold in the market were highly inflammable.
[FILES] Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Dr Ramatu Aliyu. Photo; TWITTER/DRRAMATUALIYUThe Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, on Thursday, in Abuja, expressed concern over frequent fire outbreaks in major markets across the territory.
Aliyu expressed her concern when she visited the Gwarinpa Tipper Garage Market, scene of a recent fire incident that claimed one life. x
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister visited the scene, alongside Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Federal Housing Authority, the FCT Director of Fire Service, Malam Sani Sa’idu, among other top management staff.
Inferno: Aliyu wants reorganization of Kugbo Furniture Market
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By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja
Disturbed by the frequency of fire outbreaks in Kugbo Furniture Market in the Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has called for the reorganization and remodelling of the market.
Special Assistant on Media to the minister, Mr Austin Elemue in a statement on Monday said Dr Aliyu made the call when she visited victims of the Kugbo inferno.
The minister also commended critical stakeholders for the prompt response, stressing that the spirit of sportsmanship exhibited shows that much would be achieved by doing things together.
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