Earlier today, a fire broke out at the Sokoto Central Market, causing significant damage to the area where motorcycles and bicycles are sold.
HB Mayana, a member of the All Progressives Congress, shared photos of the incident on X this morning.
He wrote: “Sokoto Central Market faced a devastating fire earlier today, particularly impacting the motorcycle and bicycle dealers.
“Preliminary reports suggest losses amounting to billions of naira. Our thoughts are with the victims. May Allah reward them abundantly.”
An eyewitness told Punch that the fire at Sokoto Central market started from a dump site near the motorcycle section.
The chairman of the Motorcycles Marketers Association, Shehu Muhammad, stated that they were unable to determine the number of motorcycles destroyed by the fire as it was still spreading.
“We cannot quantify the number of motorcycles burnt down by the fire now because the fire is still raging.
“But many people lost their shops along with their motorcycles because they could not come in time as the fire started around 6 am.
“But men of the federal and state fire services are currently battling, but I know it will take some time before they can quench it all,” he said.
