Fire razed a store at the popular Jabi Lake Mall in Abuja in the early hours of Thursday, October 30, 2025, causing panic among responders and security personnel at the shopping complex.
It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, with the Adidas sports store in the mall razed by the inferno.
It was further learnt 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.
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The FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident, saying 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,” Adeh said.
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