Weeks After Reprisal Attacks, Businesses Are Back At The Malls!

The great loss suffered by enterprises after the reprisal attacks on shops located in Shoprite Malls, forced many businesses to shut-down for a while. A recent visit to the mall visit shows that most of the enterprises are back and running.

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Businesses located in Shoprite malls around Lagos- Nigeria, were attacked in the reprisal on recent xenophobic attacks on foreigners and their enterprises in South Africa. The situation has since been brought under control.

Worrisome Fire Out-Breaks In Nigerian Markets!

Recent fire out-breaks in some popular markets around the country calls for concern. It would be recalled that in mid October, a tanker, loaded with the PMS product, fell, spilling it's content around the MCC, Upper Iweka, and the Ochanja market areas, in the commercial city of Onitsha, eastern Nigeria. Lives were lost and properties worth millions of Naira destroyed in the inferno. A couple of days later, a similar incident occurred at the Omaba phase 2 area, Onitsha, and another at the popular Otowodo-market in Ughelli, Delta state. 

On Tuesday, 5th of November 2019, between the hours of 9 and 10 in the morning, fire reportedly broke out in one of the buildings which housed several enterprises on the busy Martins street, Balogun-Market, in the Lagos-island axis. There were no confirmed reports of casualties, however, properties running into millions were lost. 

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The Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during his visit to the scene of the incident on Wednesday, November 6th, promised to provide support and relief materials to affected individuals, he also mention the need to complete the modern and safer market project in the area. 

According to official report, the fire incident was caused by factors that could have been avoided and even though emergency services were on ground promptly. The building could not be rescued due to congestion and other issues.

Eyewitnesses interviewed by our correspondent at the scene said the incident was caused by electrical fault.

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Popular Ochanja Market In Onitsha Razed!

Properties worth billions of Naira, was lost when tragedy struck at the Popular Ochanja market, in Onitsha, eastern bank of the River-Niger, Anmabra State, Nigeria.

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The incident happened on Wednesday, 16th October, 2019, at about 12:44pm. According to reports, a tanker loaded with the PMS product fell, spilling its content all the way through the  MCC, the Upper-Iweka and Ochanja market areas of the commercial Hub.

Although the actual number of casualties can not be confirmed as at the time of this report, eye-witness reports indicates that lives were lost and so many people sustained divers degrees of injury. 

It was gathered that the Anambra State Fire Service was no where in sight during the inferno. People were seen in videos and pictures making rounds, throwing packed water, otherwise known as pure-water in an effort to stop the fire.

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Security Issues In Lagos State: Sanwo-Olu Meets Police IG!

Following security concerns, arising from series of clashes between cultist groups in Lagos state, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, 8th October, met with the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, Nigeria's capital city.

Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a hand-shake with the IG of Police, Mohammed Adamu

There have been unsettling developments, especially around the Lekki Peninsula axis, following deadly clashes between cultists. A recent incident was on the 7th of October, when motorists were attacked and robbed during the fight between two gangs in the Jakande and Igbo-Efo areas. The attacks saw pedestrians and commuters scampering to safety.