Fire has gutted the Mokwa Central Market, the Headquarters of Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State.
Goods, mostly food items, worth millions of Naira, have been reportedly destroyed by the fire which started on Thursday morning.
It was gathered that about four persons especially the traders who slept in their shops sustained various degrees of injuries and were taken to Mokwa General Hospital for medical attention.
The Paramount Ruler of the town, Alhaji Mohammed Shaba told Journalists that the fire, which started at about 4 am, razed down more than half of the market.