By Our Reporter
Some part of popular Wuse Market in the FCT, Abuja were raze by fire Tuesday afternoon by persons alleged to be aggrieved traders over the police shooting of a man believed to have been charged and convicted.
One officer attached to the Mobile Court located within the Wuse Market was said to have shot the man after the latter tried to escape from his grip.
A source in Abuja Market Management Limited confirmed the shooting and informed that the market had been sealed off by policemen following the incident and to ensure restoration of order in the market.
Some men of the FCT Fire Service were seen making frantic efforts to put out the fire and save lives.
The Public Relations Officer in the AMML, Innocent Amaechina, also confirmed that the management’s office and several shops and vehicles in the market were lost to the fire incident. lost in the fire.
Meanwhile, the development had generated palpable fear among residents close to Wuse Market, even as they say thick smoke from distance, making many wonder about what happened
And a mild drama played out when a man believed to a retiree living in the adjourning estate close to the market raised the alarm that his wife was stuck in the market.
He explained further that he called one of daughters to inform her that her mother was in the market while the smoke was spreading, even as she could not be reached on phone.
However, he stated that the anxious daughter started calling neighbors who could help trace her mother to no avail.
But not long after, the woman appeared from a distance trekking down to have s house.
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