July 03, (THEWILL) – Property worth millions of naira were lost on Monday, following an early morning fire that gutted Soprom Hotel, in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident.
“We got the information at about 4:30 a.m and our men were quickly deployed to the scene to cordon off the area. We don’t want the situation where people will take advantage of the fire incident to steal properties and other valuables.
“The situation is under control; we are happy that no life was lost, our men are still there, the fire service operatives are also there”, Ikenga said.