Fire Guts Popular Total Market Along Federal Polytechnic, Oko

By Blessing Dennis

Traders at the popular Total Market, Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area, are crying over their losses after fire razed the market and destroyed goods worth millions of naira.

The incident which occurred in the late hours of Friday, 21st January, 2022 threw students of the Federal Polytechnic Oko, into confusion as most of them, including other residents of the area patronise the market.

As at the time of filing this report, it has not been ascertained the cause of the fire or if any life was lost, as people were seen trying to quench the inferno.

Some of the traders who arrived at the scene of the fire could not hold their tears as they watched their shops and goods destroyed by the ravaging fire.

According to one of the traders, Mrs Ijeoma Eze she had stocked her shops just few days ago, hoping to have sales this weekend and coming week and called on well-meaning individuals and the government to come to their aid.

Total Market is a major market that serves students of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko.

Source: ABS Reporter