Onitsha market fire outbreak:CP Orutugu advocates tripartite committee to aid investigation
Onitsha market fire outbreak:CP Orutugu advocates tripartite committee to aid investigation NKIRU NWAGBO, AWKA 01/04/25 Anambra Commissioner of police CP Ikioye Orutugu has advocated for tripartite committee to ascertain the cause of fire incident that consumed goods worth billions of naira at ifejika Street by Nwangene road Onitsha main market. The Commissioner who visited the scene expressed dismay over reoccurrence of fire outbreak in the Onitsha market insisting that the committee will discuss and proffer lasting solution to the problem. He said that the committee will be made up of the Nigeria Police , the state government representatives and members of market leadership. In his words"Already we have security issues,let us face it ; but a situation where goods worth billions are burt everytime is against the state economy" "If markets continue to be burnt buying and selling will be diverted to another place" "If we begin to hear abou...