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Peter Obi Expresses Sadness Over Onitsha Market Fire
A devastating fire erupted at the Iweka Electronics Market in Onitsha on Tuesday evening. It led to the destruction of numerous shops and goods worth millions of naira. The blaze began around 8:30 PM, reducing many traders’ livelihoods to ashes.
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, expressed profound sorrow over the incident. In a heartfelt message on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, he conveyed his sympathies to the affected traders, acknowledging the immense loss of goods and years of hard work.
Obi emphasized the compounded pain of such tragedies amidst ongoing economic hardship. He also calls on authorities to investigate the fire’s cause and implement preventive measures.
The Iweka Electronics Market, a vital commercial hub in Onitsha, has faced similar calamities in the past. In October 2019, a fuel tanker explosion near Upper Iweka Road led to a massive fire, causing significant damage to shops and properties in the area.
Traders affected by the recent fire are urging the government to provide support. They’re urging them to ensure that such incidents are prevented in the future.
Nigerian pastor and overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, addresses and reacts to the current happenings of the country regarding the kidnapping and the abductions.
The pastor urges the government on steps they can take to solve and help the people of the country. “The Nigerian government has a clear and urgent duty to protect these Middle Belt communities, who have carried the weight of violence for far too long.”
“Rather than play the ostrich and cover up clear terrorism as mere farmer-herder clashes, the Nigerian state has a responsibility to invade the camps of armed marauders who hide under the cloak of herdsmen of whatever ethnicity, and who invade defenceless communities and gleefully massacre unarmed men, women and children.”
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