Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed following a fire that gutted the GSM village around Kpata Market in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. It was gathered that the fire outbreak started in the early hours of Thursday due to a power upsurge. It was further learnt that shop owners could not salvage anything from the fire after it got out of control.

One of the traders in the market, Muhammed Yahaya, who lost his goods to the fire lamented, saying somebody called him around 5:30 am today that the market is on fire. On getting there, many shops have already been burnt down he also stated that they tried to look at the actual cause of the fire and they were told by the people who stay within that the power voltage they brought was high

Also speaking to newsmen,  the Financial Secretary, Kogi Association of Phones and Accessories Dealers, Moses Felix, said the incident had affected him physically, mentally and emotionally.