For some unscrupulous elements who took advantage of the fire that razed Ekiosa, one of the biggest markets in Benin City, Edo State capital on Sunday, to loot the wares of some hapless traders, the fear of Ayelala deity is the beginning of self-preservation. This is because barely 24 hours after juju priests from the…
Obaseki’s Visit, Govt. Panel on Edo Market Fire, Misplaced Priority, Says PDP
Major opposition party in Edo State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has chided the state government for being so quick to visit and set up a panel to probe the mid-night fire that destroyed goods worth millions of naira at the popular Uwelu auto spare parts market in Benin-City, the state capital on Tuesday, describing…