Kano traders lose N20bn property in Singer market inferno- Official
The Kano State Government has confirmed that property worth over N20 billion were destroyed at the last month’s inferno at the famous Singer Market, Kano.
The Secretary to the Kano State Government, Alhaji Umar Ibrahim, stated this after an assessment visit to the market.
Ibrahim, also the Chairman of the Disbursement Committee on the market’s fire disaster, described the extent of loss of valuables lost during the fire disaster as “monumental,” and appealed to Nigerians to assist the traders in cushioning the effects of the inferno.
“The extent of the destruction there, you could see,just by mere mental assessment,is far beyond N20 billion,”he said.
He said that the Federal Government had already donated N5 billion, while the Progressives Governors Forum donated N5 billion in aid of the victims.
Other donations running into some millions of naira had been received from other donors,the chairman said.
“We are appealing to good Nigerians to come to the aid of these traders.We assure them that whatever Kobo they donate will reach the victims.
“And we assure the good people of Kano State that we will render account in details, every Kobo received in aid of the victims of the unfortunate fire incident.
“This committee is made up of people who have advanced in age,whose integrity is at stake,and they would not compromise upon the mandate given to them by the Government,”Ibrahim said.
He warned that the committee would not condone dishonesty on the part of the affected traders during the disbursement of donations received in their aide.
“Anybody who thinks he can use any trick to falsify a claim,the least he would suffer is to forego any support that would go to him,and the worst would be a prison term,”he said.
Kano traders lose N20bn property in Singer market inferno- Official
