A fire outbreak destroyed goods worth millions of naira on Monday, as it gutted 17 shops at the Moniya market in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The inferno, which began around 12.30am, is believed to have been triggered by a power surge.
It was gathered that the fire caused significant damage, with valuable goods and cash destroyed.
The Babaloja of Moniya Garage, Kolawole Balogun, and Chairman of the Garage, Saliu Bello, told reporters that they were alerted by a security guard about the fire at around 12.30am.
Balogun said, “I rushed to the market as soon as I got the call. We lost multimillion-naira goods. The prompt arrival of the fire service prevented even greater devastation.
“In addition to the goods, cash in millions of naira was also destroyed. Many traders often store their money in their shops when they leave for the night.”
Many whose shops were affected by the inferno, called on the Oyo State Government to come to their aid.
