A fire outbreak in the early hours of Thursday gutted the Adidas Sports store at the Jabi Lake Mall in Abuja.
The blaze, which reportedly started around 3 a.m., was swiftly contained by firefighters from the Federal Fire Service, the Berger Fire Department, and the FCT Fire Service. The cause of the incident has yet to be determined.
Eyewitnesses said no casualties or injuries were recorded. “Around 3 a.m. this morning, there was a fire incident at the Jabi Lake Mall in Abuja.
No loss of life or injury was recorded. Only the Adidas Sports shop was affected by the fire,” said a resident, Saliu, who witnessed the incident.
Confirming the development, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said officers were immediately deployed to secure the scene and prevent looting.
“We received a distress call at about 3:40 a.m. and promptly sent our men to secure the area and maintain order,” Adeh stated.
This incident comes just days after a separate fire destroyed goods worth millions of naira at the Old Karu Market in the Federal Capital Territory.