Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has commiserated with victims of the Bayan-Tasha market inferno that destroyed property price thousands and thousands in Damaturu, the state capital.
The catastrophe occurred within the early hours of Friday.
In a press release launched by Mamman Mohammed, his media aide, the governor, described the information as unhappy and unlucky.
“I am deeply saddened by this disaster, which affects the means of livelihood for many people and their families.
“Government will look into this huge loss to provide succour to the victims to get back on their feet,” Gov Buni acknowledged.
He, nonetheless, assured enterprise operators within the state that, Damaturu, Gashua and Nguru ultra-modern markets will quickly be allotted to merchants so as to transfer to a safer atmosphere.
According to him, the newly commissioned ultra-modern markets have been constructed with fireproof know-how utilizing burnt bricks to guard items towards fire outbreaks.
The governor referred to as on merchants and the folks to all the time take precautionary measures to protect towards electrical faults and different doable sources of fire in enterprise environments.
The reason for the inferno has not but been established, however sources mentioned it is perhaps the results of a fallacious electrical connection in some retailers.