Fire has engulfed a segment of Jos Terminus Market in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State with 217 shops burnt.

Properties worth millions of naira were also lost.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Undie Adie, who visited the market confirmed the incident to reporters in Jos.

Chairman of petty traders in the market, Mr Mustafa Ibrahim, said the incident began around 1.30am and its cause still unknown.

“About 217 temporary shops were burnt. We have lost more than N70 million in the incident,” he said.

Meanwhile, Adie said: “Some of the things we have salvaged were secured at the police post. We are liaising with chairman of the market so that we can identify those who suffered losses.”

Responding to the incident, Chairman of Traders Association of the market, Mr AbdulRahman Yusuf, said the fire razed about 217 shops and properties worth millions of naira.

“One marketer, Mr Magaji Abdullahi has more than 166 dealers and each dealer lost about N180,000, when you make the multiplication it would give you N29,880, 000. And many marketers lost their properties worth millions of Naira,” Jimoh explained.

PT