Amu market fire: Affected individuals mourn loss of livelihood

Nigerians doing business in the popular Amu market located in the Mushin area of Lagos state have mourned their losses on microblogging platform, Twitter.

MyNigeria reported that the fire broke out very early on Saturday around 2:10 am, leaving properties worth millions of Naira damaged.

Affected individuals known to have stalls in the market took to social media to mourn the loss of their livelihood.

Atanda said, "Our assets... where almost all my family members get their income from. It’s disheartening to see their goods go down in flames with help coming 4hrs after. The bravest&strongest man (Dad) I know cried today and it breaks my heart to see it. WE can do better."

Our assets.. where almost all my family members get their income from. It’s disheartening to see their goods go down in flames with help coming 4hrs after

The bravest&strongest man (Dad) I know cried today and it breaks my heart to see it

We can do better as a nation #Mushin pic.twitter.com/D0t72Uvpa1

— Oluwatoyin Atanda (@rapheehah) January 25, 2020

Emmacho said, "My parents place just got burnt down, they didn’t take a dime off the house, please do remember my mom and dad in your prayers."

My parents place just got burnt down, they didn’t take a dime off the house, please do remember my mom and dad in your prayers #AmuTimberMarket#Mushin #PalmAvenue

— emmacho (@Iam_emmacho) January 25, 2020

Valentine shared a video, tagging Nigerian a failed state and a shithole.

Over 4 hours after, fire is still having its way into unaffected places.

Lagos State is a fail state. Nigeria is shit hole. #mushin pic.twitter.com/UX8Iz8z0fz

— Valentine ? ?? (@9icevalentine) January 25, 2020

Temitope felt the constant fire reports were not a normal occurrence.

"All this fire incident on strategic markets in the south for the past 6 months, is it natural or an act of sabotage? it is like something is happening that most of us know nothing about. #mushin," he reacted.

All this fire incident on strategic market in the south for the past 6 months , is it natural or an act of sabotage? it is like something is happening that most of us no nothing about. #mushin

— TEMITOPEOLUWA (@Mr_temitope) January 25, 2020

Adufe completely broke down in tears.

"God !!! Why us? This is where almost all my family make their livings. My dad 3 stores ,my grandma’s shops, my 2 aunts shops and stores,all my grand aunts shops just got burnt down in 1 night. This is too much for us. #amufire #mushin."

God !!! Why us ????This is where almost all my family make their livings ????????????my dad 3 stores ,my grandma’s shops, my 2 aunts shops and stores,all my grand aunts shops just got burnt down in 1 night ????????????????????This is too much for us ????????#amufire #mushin https://t.co/Y0GKEt4yAO

— ?Adufe (@adufe02) January 25, 2020

Dare raised an alarm that the fire was not over yet.

"Fire is still burning at the moment, Local government chairman, vice and legislative members also present at the Amu plank market. May Almighty God condole our people who have lost valuables there #mushin," he tweeted.

Fire is still burning at the moment, Local government chairman, vice and legislative members also present at the Amu plank market.
May Almighty God condole our people who have lost valuables there #mushin pic.twitter.com/RTCLPbmNEY

— DareTheYce (@IamDrYce) January 25, 2020

@innocentdikachi's picture is a reminder of the market would forever be.

I took this pic yesterday at #mushin ...just for me to wake up this morning and see that the market is on fire pic.twitter.com/9KZDJbCTk5

— @official jp-lingered (@innocentdikachi) January 25, 2020