Few hours after the Bodija International market inferno, the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) Tuesday said over 350 traders and close to 100 shops were totally razed down during the fire incident.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan by NEMA Southwest Zonal office after an on the spot assessment at the Bodija International market, the agency said in the inferno,”food stuff and other valuable items worth millions of naira were completely destroyed.”
“Over 350 traders were affected while shops closed to 100 were totally razed down by the fire. Food stuffs and other valuable items worth millions of naira were completely destroyed,” it said.
NEMA however tasked the people of Oyo state and the Bodija International market management to establish a mini fire station at the market as part of DRR strategies to reduce the impact of fire incidences in the market.
