Midnight fire destroys goods in Umuahia

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10 months ago

June 14, 2025

Goods worth millions of naira were destroyed by fire in a double wholesale shop along Umuohu Okpula Ndume axis of Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road, Umuahia, Abia State on Friday.

The inferno happened just six days after midnight fire destroyed property in another shop at Abriba street by Owerri road in the same city.

Narrating her predicament to Ekwutosblog in tears, the victim of the latest fire incident, Mrs Abigail Uzodinma, said it was strange as she could not explain how her shop would go up in flames when there was no electricity supply or inflammable materials.

She said that she received a surprise phone call at midnight that her shops stocked with millions of Naira worth of goods were on fire.

Among the items gutted by fire were bags of rice, garri condiments among other valuable goods.

She said the destroyed goods were worth about 70 million Naira

Mrs Uzodinma begged the Abia State government and individuals to come to her aid to enable her pay the debt she incurred and return to business.

Ekwutosblog gathered that it was the intervention of the men of Abia State Fire Service and residents that prevented the fire from escalating to other buildings around the area.

In a related development, a 43-year-old businesswoman, Mrs Njideka Okoye has cried out that thieves stole all the 70 bags of rice in her shop located at World Bank Housing Estate in Umuahia.

Mrs Okoye, who said that the thieves broke her shop and carted away the goods at night, said that the incident happened a few days after she packed into the shop.

The victim begged for assistance from the Abia State government and individuals, even as she called for the arrest and prosecution of the thieves.

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