PHOTOS: Fire Guts Rivers Oil Mill Market

Goods and property worth millions of naira were destroyed following a fire incident at the oil mill market along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Though the cause of the fire was not immediately ascertained, it was learnt that it started early Saturday when traders were still in their houses.

The oil mill market is a popular mid-week market situated in Rumuokwurusi community in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.

Credit: Dennis Naku

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This is a trying time for our ibo brothers. But hey guys the IBO's I know never die. If you like take away all they gat. These Guys believe me, gat their fuse

Fire of message

Too bad

Who is responsible for all these arsonist acts? Who?

Hmm..

Were there goods there?

Na Tinubu n Sanwolu plus agbero

RuddyFusion:
Who is responsible for all these arsonist acts? Who?

Y
Traders in the market are majorly from Rivers state. So please nobody should feel this is against the Igbos. The market trades mostly on Wednesdays.

And most buyers goes there for food stocks and cheaper items which is sold by Rivers traders. Outsiders there only trade temporarily only Wednesdays. So I feel for Rivers indigenes that depends on the market to trade.

Psalmistproject:
Y
Traders in the market are majorly from Rivers state. So please nobody should feel this is against the Igbos. The market trades mostly on Wednesdays.

And most buyers goes there for food stocks and cheaper items which is sold by Rivers traders. Outsiders there only trade temporarily only Wednesdays. So I feel for Rivers indigenes that depends on the market to trade.

80% that owns and bought shops there are igbos, some bought 2 to 3 shops to sell different goods.

Wednesday market which is the main market day. Is occupied my igbos from Aba with there merchandize.

And things has change alot, they now open for sale every blessed day. On like the early and late 9tis when oil mile only open for sales on Wednesday.

Cabazieu:


80% that owns and bought shops there are igbos, some bought 2 to 3 shops to sell different goods.

Wednesday market which is the main market day. Is occupied my igbos from Aba with there merchandize.

And things has change alot, they now open for sale every blessed day. On like the early and late 9tis when oil mile only open for sales on Wednesday.

Oil mill is only popular for Wednesday trades.

Sacodi:
This is a trying time for our ibo brothers. But hey guys the IBO's I know never die. If you like take away all they gat. These Guys believe me, gat their fuse

Rest with the victimisation mentality
Nobody cares.
Or are the pple of rivers also attacking Igbo traders?

Psalmistproject:


Oil mill is only popular for Wednesday trades.

You are not a port Harcourt g