The Adamawa State Police Command has launched an investigation to clarify the circumstances surrounding the fire that destroyed a section of a temporary market in Yola on Thursday.
The temporary market in Yola Town, in the Yola South local government area of ​​the capital city of Yola, was opened in 2024 to accommodate users of the permanent Yola Town market destroyed by fire that year and closed for reconstruction.
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri highlighted that the decision to demolish all structures at the permanent market site and build a completely new market was taken in view of a history of frequent fires there.
He said the design of the new market would control future fire incidents and facilitate access for intervention, should a fire still occur.
However, while the reconstruction of the Yola Town permanent market complex continues, the temporary market, opened only about four months ago, was destroyed by fire on the night of Thursday, January 9, 2025.
Suspecting foul play in the incessant fires, the state police command has launched an investigation.
The state police spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, in a statement on Friday, urged members of the public with any useful information to approach the Command.
Meanwhile, leaders of various groups within the market have been known to be holding their own consultations on divine ways to prevent fires in the future.