About 250 shops at the Bolori market in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital were gutted by fire on Sunday. The fire was said to have started from a tree in the market before spreading to other parts of the market.

This came two days after 1000 shops were burnt at the Damboa market in Damboa Local Government Area of the state. According to the chairman of the market association, Mallam Gana Alhaji Uba, the tree is believed by the traders to have some magical powers.

“I was in my house when someone came to tell me that the market was burning. On getting to the market, we saw the fire coming from the tree”, he added. Initially, the Fire Service could not gain  access into the market because the gates of the market are too small, but we pulled down one of them so that the Fire Service could enter and put out the fire”, he said.

The market leader appealed to Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff to come to the aid of the victims.

When our correspondent visited the market yesterday, he saw people cutting down the tree.

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Posted: at 16-03-2010 09:31 AM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero

hey, fire every where, nawa.what is happening?

Posted: at 16-03-2010 09:57 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

dunno

Posted: at 16-03-2010 10:42 AM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero

How can a tree magically bring out fire? This is a crap source of fire. Me no believe

Posted: at 16-03-2010 12:10 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Kano, Bauchi, Maiduguri fire fire fire the same week whats wrong

Posted: at 16-03-2010 01:13 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Make they find out which article are mostly involved in all these fire incidents and which particular kind of individuals are also involved,maybe that will trow some like in the investigation process.This is becoming too much,there seems to be a hidden agenda yet to be fished out.

Posted: at 16-03-2010 05:00 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

passin

Posted: at 16-03-2010 05:10 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Only God Knows

Posted: at 16-03-2010 05:36 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Abi

Posted: at 16-03-2010 05:45 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

yes na

Posted: at 16-03-2010 05:56 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero

fela don talk am say na to burn burn na e dey swit dem pass

Posted: at 16-03-2010 06:28 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

fela don talk am say na to burn burn na e dey swit dem pass

Posted: at 1-08-2011 01:56 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

may God help us

Posted: at 19-11-2011 03:18 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

[HMMMMMMMMMM]

HMMMMMMMMMM

Posted: at 10-07-2012 02:35 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero

 

Posted: at 28-02-2013 08:08 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

 

Posted: at 28-02-2013 08:18 AM (11 years ago) | Hero

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