President Buhari sad over loss of life, properties in burnt Lagos spare parts market

By Ola Modupe (LAGOS) & Jacob Kubeka (ABUJA) –

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sadness over the death of a 65-year-old security guard, the loss of personal property and means of livelihood of some hardworking Nigerians at the Akere Spare Parts market in the Apapa Ajegunle area of Lagos State.

Some shops were razed at the Akere Spare Parts Market, Olodi-Apapa in the Ajegunle area of Lagos State following a fire outbreak in early hours of Wednesday.

The fire was, however, subdued by the Ajegunle fire station, according to the Lagos State Fire Service.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu, said in a statement that the President’s deepest sympathies were with “the traders and their families, who bear the brunt of this unfortunate incident and are at crossroads of what to do after this temporary setback.”

According to him, the President was equally concerned that a similar fire incident occurred at the popular Balogun market a few weeks ago, calling on relevant authorities to take precautions to stem the tide

“While the full extent and cause of the damage is being assessed, President Buhari commends the Lagos State Fire Service for responding to the incident, salvaging a nearby filling station with a 33,000 litres PMS tanker, amongst other adjoining buildings,” said Shehu.

The Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Margaret Adeseye, said in a statement that the Service was alerted of the fire outbreak at about 03:28 on Wednesday.

She said the Ajegunle Fire Station upon arrival discovered that rows of shops that traded in auto spare parts were on fire.

This, she said, led the Sari-Iganmu and Ilupeju Fire Crews of the Agency to join the team to subdue the raging fire and salvage a nearby filling station with a fully loaded 33,000 litres PMS tanker, amongst other adjoining buildings.

Adeseye disclosed that a male adult with gunshot wound was recovered around the scene of the incident..

The Fire Service said the cause of the fire is suspicious and will require detailed investigation to ascertain.

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