A fire outbreak has destroyed onions worth millions of Naira in the community of Gidan-Iidi Kwakwazo, local government area of the state of Sokoto.
This is in accordance with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in a publication about the IA Mango X.
The incident, which occurred around 9:00 am on Friday, destroyed several local storage facilities and completely razed about 60 onions.
“Fortunately, lives were not lost and injuries were not reported. The exact cause of the fire is still unknown at the time of evaluation,” he added.
According to Nema, the exact cause of the fire is still unknown at the time of evaluation.
The disaster is an important setback for community residents, where onion agriculture is the main source of livelihood.
The affected farmers described the incident as a devastating blow to their survival means.