Next Cash And Carry Fire Incident, the True Story

 

A popular supermarket, Next Cash and Carry in Jahi District, Abuja, was razed by inferno on 26th of December, 2021. 

The popular supermarket owned by the former governor of Anambra State and vice-presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential election, was gutted on the Boxing day.

The inferno whose cause is yet to be  ascertained stirred up reactions from Nigerians as videos of people carting away goods from the burning supermarket were in circulation.

Such looting in such a circumstance has become a thing that is characteristic of Nigerians who often perceived such a mishap as an opportunity to leverage.

However, the true story is that the Next Cash And Carry fire incident is an exception to such characteristic looting as wrongly publicized on the social media.

Those filmed carrying goods from the razing store in their hands and by trolleys were on a rescue mission; relocating the items from the store to a safe ground.

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Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territory minister, Malam Muhammad Bello in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Anthony Ogunleye, noted that thorough Investigation will be conducted to ascertain the root cause of the fire accident while commending some Federal Agencies and organizations who responded to the fire incident

“He equally commended the FCT FEMA, the National Emergency Management Agency, security agencies and other responders for their efforts in containing the blaze.

“Malam Bello also assured that a thorough investigation will be conducted to ascertain the cause of the fire incident in an effort to prevent a reoccurrence in any other business establishment within the FCT", the statement reads in part.