Buhari condoles victims of Jos market fire

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent heartfelt commiserations to the victims of Jos market fire which destroyed more than 200 shops.

The President said he was “devastated by the scale of economic losses suffered by hard working and ordinary Nigerians who believe in self-reliance to support themselves.”

According to him, “With profound sense of empathy, I am touched by the large scale economic losses suffered by the victims of this fire disaster. The role of these enterprising Nigerians in the economy of our country cannot be underestimated,” the President added.

Buhari said he was worried that the latest fire disaster at the Jos market was the third in less than 10 years.

The President, on Sunday, through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, also appealed to the local authorities concerned to take every necessary measure to forestall frequent fire incidents.