One of the victims said he lost everything to the inferno including new art works and crafts for December sales. President of the African Arts and Cultural Heritage Association (AACHA), Mr Kanayo Chukwumezie, said over 20 shops and arts works were destroyed in the inferno that engulfed the Abuja Arts and Craft village on Friday night, December 15, 2017.Speaking to NAN on Saturday, December 16, in Abuja, Chukwumezie Abuja that the disaster caused a loss of over N400 million.”We cannot ascertain the cause of the fire.”When the fire started and the first two shops were burning, our members wanted to rush in to stop the fire, but the security at the gate by National Council for Art and Culture (NCAC) prevented them.”Before the Fire Service could come, almost all the shops were burnt: they were only able to extinguish the smoke.”Artists works and other products for Christmas sales worth over N400 million were burnt to ashes,” Chukwumezie said.
