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President Buhari Saddened Over Katsina Market Fire

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President Buhari Saddened Over Katsina Market Fire

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Garba Shehu

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the fire in Katsina Central Market Monday morning which destroyed hundreds of shops and billions of Naira worth of wares.

Reacting to the incident, President Buhari described the destruction visited by the fire as “horrific”.

“I am extremely sad to hear the tragic news about the fire in Katsina market this morning. My thoughts are with those who lost their valued wares, and in some of the cases, entire savings. I have instructed concerned authorities to provide all possible assistance urgently”, he said in a statement his presidential media aid, Garba Shehu.

Earlier reports indicated that the inferno destroyed goods and materials worth billions of Naira.

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