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: Goods worth millions of Naira destroyed in Keffi main market fire disaster

                                        Photos: Goods worth millions of Naira destroyed in Keffi main market fire disaster
Goods worth millions of Naira were destroyed in a fire outbreak that occured at the Keffi main market early this morning. This is the fifth time the incident is occurring in five years. Many of the traders who are still in shock at the incident, said the fire disaster happens almost every December.
Photos: Goods worth millions of Naira destroyed in Keffi main market fire disasterPhotos: Goods worth millions of Naira destroyed in Keffi main market fire disaster

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