A female trader, Mrs. Gladys Ibrahim, fainted after discovering a loss of N275,000 at the Abaji Main Market in the Abaji Area Council of the FCT on Thursday, August 8.
According to a witness named Gambo, Mrs. Ibrahim reached into her handbag to retrieve money for purchasing melon bags but was shocked to find the money missing.
He explained that the woman, who travels from Auchi in Edo State every five market days to purchase large quantities of melon and groundnut, collapsed upon realizing the money was missing, Daily Trust reported.
Gambo added that the incident caused panic among market vendors, and some traders poured water on her to help revive her.
As of now, SP Josephine Adeh, the spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, has not commented on the incident.
Interestingly, in another incident that happened on Monday, August 5, Madam Rebecca collapsed at the Abaji Main Market in the Abaji Area Council of the FCT after losing N335,000, The Punch reported.
She had visited the market to purchase bags of grains from local vendors.
She recounted:
“It was the quick intervention of some traders who brought sachet water and started pouring it on her that revived her.”
Mrs. Jummai Alex, a trader in the grains section, reported that Rebecca caused a commotion when she found that the money she had brought with her was missing after checking her handbag.
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