FIRE GUTS LARGEST MARKET IN BENUE

The, a Benue  State Government spokesperson, Terver Akase  said the fire incident occurred at about 6.30pm on Tuesday, adding that it only touched a section of the market.

Penpushing further reports that, the market was built by former Governor Gabriel Suswam to unclog the Makurdi city centre and easy trading, and also served as a temporary shelter for victims of the devastating flood in 2017 and residents who fled their villages at the height of violence by herdsmen between late 2017 and early 2018.