Apongbon Fire: NEMA Raises Alarm, Traders May Start Selling Burnt Canned Foods
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned members of the public to be careful of the presence of burnt canned foods in Lagos markets.
It said there are strong indications that some hoodlums as well as traders might start the re-distribution of burnt canned food looted during the fire outbreak at Apongbo, Lagos Island, to other markets in the state.
Fire in the wee hours of Wednesday destroyed some shops at Apongbo market, causing traffic jam in the area.
Goods, including canned foods worth millions of naira, were reportedly destroyed by the fire which started from a shop located under the Apongbo bridge.
Street hoodlums popularly known as “Area Boys” besieged scene and carted away some canned foods in the process.
Some of the urchins hiding under the guise of helping shop owners, allegedly carted away several goods from affected shops. Some of the goods include canned tomato paste, butter, canned drinks and canned fish.
However, the Head of Lagos Territorial Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye has warned members of the public that some canned products already burnt in the fire might be put on sales by unscrupulous traders.
He said, “The public is hereby urged to be wary of tomatoes paste, margarine and sardines when purchasing such products.
“The public are to be informed that some canned products already burnt in the current fire outbreak may be put on sales by unscrupulous traders.
“The public is hereby urged to be wary of tomatoes paste, margarine and sardines when purchasing such products.”