The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has claimed that their firefighters were stopped from reaching the scene of the fire incident which occurred at Ochanja Market, Onitsha, Anambra State.

The fire broke out after a tanker fell and spilt its content at the market.

Unfortunately, firefighters were not on ground on time to put it out. This led to a huge loss of goods and properties.

A statement issued by the spokesperson of the agency, Ugo Huan, reads:

”The Federal Fire Service received a call about the fire outbreak around 2.00 p. m.

“The control room at the headquarters in Abuja immediately turned out its nearest station at Asaba, Delta State, to attend to the fire.

“Our men immediately headed to the scene but it was not possible to contend with the heavy traffic at the Niger head bridge, coupled with the behaviour of an angry mob who pelted stones at them.

“Thus, it was not possible for the firefighters to get to the scene and fight the fire in such a hostile environment.”

According to reports, five persons died in the inferno, including a woman and a child.

The spokesman added that the FFS Controller General, Mr Liman Ibrahim, expressed condolence to the families of the victims.

“The Federal Fire Service is committed to ensuring the safety of lives and property, with the procurement of new state-of-the-art firefighting trucks distributed to the 12 zones of the service across the nation.

“The service is always ready to respond to fire outbreaks and other emergencies across the nation.

“It is worthy to note that similar situations in recent past in Sokoto, Uyo, Minna, Ibadan, Osun and Lagos were prevented from escalating to a major disaster by the Federal Fire Service.

“The case of Ochanja market was an unfortunate one, as one will wonder why individuals will want to attack firefighters that came to help put out fire that was threatening lives and ravaging property,” he said.

Huan added that “the service will like to use this opportunity to appeal to Nigerians that in as much as the fire service is prepared and committed to saving of lives and property in emergencies, their support and cooperation is highly needed to do that.”

There are currently viral videos and photos of a malnourished lady, standing under the Jubilee Bridge in the Ajah area of Lagos state.

Viral reports are claiming that the lady who was ‘big’ before was dropped off by a luxurious car.. and after she alighted she became lean.

Now in a new account by an Eye witness, identified as Wole Elekula has said that the woman was not thrown out of a moving car as claimed my multiple reports. He says she was found fully-clothed in a bush in Ajah by a man. The man who found her brought her to the road where she became a spectacle as people gathered to gawk at her for a whole day.

She reportedly took her clothes off the day after and stayed there until her story went viral and help came.

An update from those who took her off the road gave her name as Ene and said she has been taken to LUTH were tests have been carried.

Read what the eye witness wrote explaining how she came to be on that road:

“I was there and people that sell in the area said she was around that axis about a day or so although wearing clothes and still looking lean.

“Apparently according to reliable sources , a young man found in a bush around ajah and brought her outside, even gave her 200 naira to buy food, then she could talk , the girl said she went to Ile ife to see her boyfriend and she is from delta state as origin and that she lives in awoyaya.afterwards she could no longer talk.

“Then yesterday she pulled off her clothes and sat by the roadside around 3 pm or so. A car accidentally hit her on that spot , hence the.bruises on her body.

“No Benz dropped her. Annoyingly a Lagos state government 911 emergency bus came, after seeing her condition they took off. Policemen around the area stayed away despite pleas .one even cane and shot 3 times in the air to disperse crowd but they never went close and people re gathered taking pictures and laughing.

“This girl could still be saved if taken to a mental rehab and possible spiritual help from a real babalawo not pastors who are majorly fake in real situations like this . Pastors stage miracles, deliverance , etc at least 95 percent.

“Until 9 pm the girl was still there without any attempt to rescue, the DPO was informed but failed to mobilize policemen. Am sure if they do their work the perpetrators can be caught especially now that it’s on all blogs someone might just recognize her and let us know her bf or who she was last seen with.”