Omo, na serious wahala don happen for Owode Market wey dey Offa, Kwara State. Early Wednesday morning, around 1am, fire take scatter the place, raze no fewer than ten stalls wey dey for livestock section. E be like say dem dey sleep when flames just show their face, and na so traders and nearby residents con dey rush comot from their house, dey panic like say na real fireball dey disturb them.
Eyewitness wey sabi matter talk to Arewa PUNCH say people wey still dey dream don quickly wake their paddy, dey rush go market to quench the fire before e go scatter other things wey dey there. ‘Na early morning e start,’ him talk. ‘People don dey shout, wake others up, try make we contain this fire fast-fast before e go yawa.’
As e be now, lucky enough, nobody don jam injury, but the traders wey lose their goods and property, dem don suffer heavy loss. Dem say plenty naira don waka for their side, as fire don destroy their livelihood. E no be joke, my guy!
The Federal Fire Service sef don talk about the whole matter for telephone interview. Dem confirm say two separate fire incidents don happen for Offa that day, with one of dem na Owode market wey carry fire go spoil shops. According to the Area Commander, SF. Ali Sikiru, dem don respond quick quick to the matter to make sure say fire no go spread come other areas.
‘On that day, we don respond to two fire incidents inside the town,’ Sikiru yarn. ‘One happen for Olohunkushe around 10:00, and another one wey dem call us around 1:50am from vigilantes for Owode market. We don rush there immediately.’ Later around 3:00am, their team don reach the fire scene, but e be say the fire plenty, so dem no fit check how many shops don suffer from the flames due to how the market dey structure.
Dem find out say the fire start from livestock section and begin dey spread everywhere, and based on wetin people talk, na electrical surge cause the whole gbege. Sikiru also talk say the Federal Fire Service dey committed to protecting lives and properties, and dem don increase public sensitization wey fit help stop this kind fire issues for the area.
Na wetin dey happen for Owode Market be this. Everybody dey gatchop say fire fit burst like this for early morning, but we thank God nobody jam injury. Make traders dey shine their eye well-well so dis kain gbege no go happen again!
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