Posted on: 02:34 Tue, 05 Jan 2016



Former vice president and Turakin Adamawa, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday expressed sadness over the fire incident that razed thebYola Central Market, in Yola, Adamawa State.

The fire, which was reported to have started at about 2.30am on Monday, razed propertyvworth billions of naira.

In a statement released in Abuja through his media office, the former vice president said the fire incident was one too many.

Mr. Atiku, therefore, called on authorities in charge of public places like markets, schoolsvand factories to be extra vigilant at this period of the year.

The All Progressives Congress chieftain said the fire incidents during this period of
harmattan could be quite devastating in its
impact because of “the prevalence of the
dry trade wind” blowing from the North east part of the country.

Atiku stated further that valuable property
running into millions of naira and at times
human lives, had been lost to devastating
fires in many parts of the country of recent.

He also called on the management of the
Yola Central Market, other markets and
places of business susceptible to fire
outbreaks to work out ways and means of
reducing fire outbreaks to the barest
minimum.

Mr. Atiku also challenged the various fire
services in the country to improve on the
readiness and preparedness to deal with fire outbreaks in order to reduce losses.