Residents of Kugbo Layout in the Federal Capital Territory have raised an alarm over recurring fire outbreaks, blaming the incidents on the proliferation of illegal furniture workshops operating on residential plots. Community members, seeking intervention from Development Control authorities, said the latest fire destroyed property, displaced families, and heightened insecurity in the area. The Chief of Igbos in Kugbo, Sunday Ekekanbo, told reporters on Wednesday that frequent fires were linked to furniture artisans operating on plots meant strictly for residential purposes. Mr Ekekanbo explained that many undeveloped plots had been leased to furniture makers, who set up makeshift tents and workshops densely packed with wood, sawdust, and flammable materials, often handled without safe...