The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has revealed that about 1,200 artisans who specialise in the production of assorted fabric have been rendered jobless as a result of the fire that engulfed the Tejuosho Market on Tuesday.
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This was made known by the Director-General, NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed, in a post-disaster loss and needs assessment report on Wednesday in Lagos
Ahmed who was represented by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Zonal Coordinator, South West NEMA, confirmed that over 1,600 industrial, weeping and straight sewing machines were lost in the mid afternoon fire disaster that struck the popular Tejuoso Market.
According to Ahmed, the fire, which cause is yet- to- be- confirmed, but rumoured to have been caused by someone trying to fill up a working generator which caught fire along the line.
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The director-general, while consoling the traders, urged them not to see the situation as a temporary setback, but as a challenge that would bring greater success.
NEMA’s assessment further revealed that about 150 lock-up shops with at least eight registered traders were occupying each shop.
