The federal government has expressed deep concern over the incessant fire outbreaks in different parts of the Country.
Minister of Interior, General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, said there is need to deepen collaboration with state governments, noting that Fire Service falls into Concurrent legislative list.
The Interior Minister while condoling the government and people of Gombe state over recent fire incident which destroyed properties worth millions of naira in Gombe fruits market, also said that the synergy “will also involve industrialists and representatives of traders in the Country by way of an extensive dialogue involving all stakeholders, with a view to building a platform for internalizing safety procedures as a culture and to also retool the nation’s Fire Service architecture at various levels.”
Dambazau, who had earlier visited the scenes of fire incidents in Kano and Kebbi Markets during the Easter holidays, said there is need to embrace safety measures, and adhere strictly to international fire codes, noting that government is determined to find lasting solution to this menace.
