The All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial candidate for Kwara Central Mallam Saliu Mustapha has expressed sympathy with traders at Alanamu market.

The expression of condolences was against the backdrop of a fire incident that gutted the popular market situated in Ilorin, the state capital recently.

The inferno which was said to have occurred at midnight, destroyed many shops and property worth millions of Naira while it lasted.

In a statement personally signed by him, Mustapha who is also the Turaki of Ilorin commiserated with the Balogun of Alanamu, Dr Usman Abubakar Jos and the entire people of the community over the sad event.

“May Allah repay all the good people of Alanamu, who have suffered some levels of damages during the fire incident.

“I am saddened by the news of the inferno and and the amount of set-back for the victims who have lost what they laboured for.

“I pray Allah guide them to bear the loss and bless their lives,” he said.