From Godwin Agia, Jalingo
No fewer than 30 provision shops at the roadblock area of Jalingo the Taraba state capital have been razed down by fire on Saturday morning.
Our Correspondent reports that the actual cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, as some shop owners blamed cooking Gas retailers within the premises, while some blamed the iron welder.
It was also gathered that angry youths chased out fire service personnel who arrived at the scene about 30 minutes after the distress call.
In an effort to protect the two fuel stations and other businesses around the area, the Nigeria police were seen shooting randomly in the air to scare irate youths from vandalizing shops.
As of the time of filing this report normalcy has since returned to the area.
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