Soludo mourns victims, praises emergency responders
Traders in Balogun Market on Lagos Island have decried the continued sealing of their shops and the barricading of access roads by the Lagos State Government following the fire outbreak at the Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) building on December 24, 2025.
Eight people, including three members of the same family, Stephen Onyeka Omatu, Casmir Nnabuike Omatu, and Collins Kenechukwu Omatu, died in the incident.
Despite efforts by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the fire has not been completely extinguished, resulting in a shutdown of commercial activity in hundreds of shops across the multibillion-naira business district.
When The Guardian visited the Balogun Market yesterda
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