Poultry birds numbering 8,845 were roasted in a midnight fire outbreak in Jimeta central market in Yola, the Adamawa state capital.

Chairman of the Adamawa branch of the National Chicken Dealers Association, Alhaji Idris Sa’idu, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Yola.

Sa’idu said the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, about 2 am also destroyed a number of shops.

“We lost about 8,845 birds, including fowls, turkeys, ducks and other domestic birds to the fire outbreak.

“The fire equally destroyed 70 shops and over 100 cages at Jimeta central market,” Sa’idu said while linking the fire outbreak to a faulty electricity supply.

The Executive Secretary, Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), Dr Muhammed Sulaiman, while confirming the incident, added that no life was lost. Sulaiman said the agency had carried out damage assessment for possible intervention.

Our correspondent reports that Mu’azu Yola, Head, Poultry Department, Adamawa Ministry of Livestock Production, also confirmed the incident.