A female trader lost a huge sum of money she kept
buried in her shop during a fire incident razed the Daleko market, in
the Mushin area of Lagos on Sunday.
An anonymous trader who spoke to newsmen said the woman was in the habit of keeping her money in the underground, instead of taking it to the bank.
He said, “The woman usually keeps money in her shop, and would use her goods to cover it.“But we are not sure if the whole money
was destroyed by the fire. The theory here is that those that arrived
first at the market saw the money and stole it.”
was destroyed by the fire. The theory here is that those that arrived
first at the market saw the money and stole it.”
However, conflicting figures given by the traders made it difficult to ascertain the exact amount that was lost.
While some said it was between N2m to N5m, others put it higher than that.
But an attempt to speak with the said
shop owner was unsuccessful as she was said to have gone to Alausa with
other market leaders.
shop owner was unsuccessful as she was said to have gone to Alausa with
other market leaders.
A vegetable oil trader, Mrs. Monsurat Abiodun, said she lost goods worth over N2m to the fire.
She said, “It was around 2am on Sunday
that my neighbour called to inform me that the market was on fire. When I
got here yesterday (Sunday), I discovered that everything was gone. All
my life savings were in this shop, now everything is gone. Where do I
start from?”
that my neighbour called to inform me that the market was on fire. When I
got here yesterday (Sunday), I discovered that everything was gone. All
my life savings were in this shop, now everything is gone. Where do I
start from?”
Another trader, Mrs Amope Lawal, said her drum of oil that was destroyed by the inferno was worth over N1.8m.
