Tejuoso Fire: 1,200 Artisans Rendered Jobless, Says NEMA Rebecca Ejifoma The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in a post-disaster loss and needs assessment confirmed that about 1,200 artisans who
The National Emergency Management Agency in a post-disaster loss and needs assessment confirmed that about 1,200 artisans who specialise in assorted fabric making have been rendered jobless. The agency further noted that over 1,600 industrial, weaving and straight sewing machines were lost in a mid-afternoon fire disaster that struck the popular Tejuoso Market yesterday.
However, the Chairman of the Traders, Comrade Godwill Okorie argued that the way the fire erupted and spread to the whole market within minutes makes him dispute the rumour.
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