The Anambra State Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Mr Uchenna Okafor has urged all market leaders in the State to be security conscious and always provide useful information to security agencies at all times.
Mr Okafor who was speaking during a meeting with stakeholders and market leaders in Awka, called on market executive committees to sensitize all traders in their markets to be security conscious, monitor movements on and around their markets and report any suspicious behaviour to the police.
Concerning fire incidents in markets, the Commissioner said that Anambra State government would sustain interventions to prevent further fire outbreaks.
Mr Okafor urged markets without water boreholes, fire hydrants and good access roads to forward their requests to the State government.
He explained that government has set up a committee to look into the fire outbreak at the Nnewi Timber Market.
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