Goods worth millions of naira were destroyed at the Jabi Lake Mall in Abuja following a fire outbreak in the early hours of Thursday.

The cause of the fire, which started around 3am, was not disclosed as of the time of filing this report.

it was gathered that only the Adidas Sports shop was affected.

It was disclosed that firefighters from the Federal Fire Service, the Berger Fire Department, and the FCT Fire Service, as well as police officers, were deployed to the scene.

A resident of Jabi, Saliu, stated that the fire had been contained.

He added that, “Around 3am., 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.”

The FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident.

Adeh disclosed that the police officers were deployed to the location to secure the area and prevent looting.

“We received a distress call at about 3:40 a.m. We immediately deployed our men there to secure the place and prevent any breach of public order,” she said.

Meanwhile, the fire, which destroyed goods worth millions of naira, was put to an end by officials of the Federal Capital Territory Fire Service, Federal Fire Service and Julius Berger Fire Service.