Katsina State: President Buhari commiserates with victims of market fire disaster

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the fire in Katsina State’s Central Market on Monday morning.

The inferno reportedly destroyed hundreds of shops and billions of Naira worth of wares.

Reacting to the incident, President Buhari described the destruction visited by the fire as horrific.

“I am extremely sad to hear the tragic news about the fire in Katsina market this morning. My thoughts are with those who lost their valued wares, and in some of the cases, entire savings. 

“I have instructed concerned authorities to provide all possible assistance urgently,” the President said in a statement.

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