By Peter Uwumarogie
A Non-Governmental Organsation known as Velocity Humanitarian Foundation, on Friday, donated N10 million to support victims of Monday night’s fire, which razed the Gombe Timber Market.
Chairman of the foundation, Malam Adamu Ibrahim who presented the cheque to the leadership of the market on Friday, also sympathised with victims of the inferno.
He said that the incident had drawn the attention of the organisation’s founder Engr. Aliyu Mohammed, who consequently, directed an extension of the support.
According to him, the foundation is focused on impacting lives, adding that the fire incident had compelled the organsation to extend support to victims in line with its objectives.
He also called on well meaning Nigerians within and outside the state, to assist the victims in view of their huge investment lost to the fire.
In response, Chairman of the state’s Timber Sellers Association, Malam Mohammed Ahmadu,, thanked the organisation for extending the gesture, at a time it was most required.
Ahmadu also described as encouraging, the support and well wishes from many residents who had come to sympathetise with them since the incident.
“This N10 million is well appreciated because we need all the support we can get to ameliorate the sufferings of our members since the fire outbreak.
“We thank the founder of the Foundation, Engr Mohammed and their staff, for this donation; we will always remember this good gesture done to us,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ahmadu said that the association had resolved to acquire a transformer specifically for use of members, which will be turned off after business hours to prevent a reoccurrence of electricity-related fire.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fire outbreak destroyed over 60 shops and goods worth millions .
