Another trader, John Nwabueze, called for quick intervention of the government to address the issue.
The pedestrians in separate interviews in Abuja, said the conversion of the bridges to markets by traders and siege by beggars had become worrisome.
Traders at the market attributed the hike in prices to increase in the demand amid low supply of the produce.
The major reason for the hike is because of the Naira scarcity. The farmers and wholesalers are demanding cash before they supply us garri. Even the transporters are asking for cash.
The actual cause and losses of the inferno, which started at about 1:30 a.m. on December 24, is yet to be ascertained.
The convict conspired with an unnamed individual now at large and collected three phones from the complainant to heal him of his ailment.
The petitioner is asking that the court grants her a divorce from her husband for abandonment, cheating and negligence.
The prosecution counsel told the court that the defendant committed the offence on February 18 at Teju-Osho Modern Market, Lagos.
The magistrate also ordered the convict to pay N141,000 as compensation to the complainant, Jabiru Mohammed.
