Senate President commiserates with victims of Maiduguri market fire outbreak

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Sunday commiserated with the victims of the recent fire outbreak in a major market in Maiduguri, Borno state.

Several shops and properties were reportedly destroyed in the incident at Kasuwar Jagol, a major GSM phone market in the ancient city.

Lawan in a statement signed by his special Special Adviser on media, Ola Awoniyi, sympathises with the Borno State government, traders and artisans who lost properties in the unfortunate incident.

He also commended the personnel of the state fire service who promptly intervened to salvage the situation.

Senator Lawan

The Senate President applauded the announcement by the state government that it would investigate the remote and immediate causes of the incident to forestall a recurrence.

He called on government and other charitable Nigerians to offer support for the victims to aid their quick recovery from the tragedy.