- Fire at Islamiya school in Zamfara kills 17 Almajiri students, injures 16 others.
- Blaze started from stored sticks in the study hall, affecting about 100 students.
- Victims buried on Wednesday; local government chairman to provide more details.
Tragedy struck in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, as a fire outbreak at an Islamiya school claimed the lives of at least 17 Almajiri students.
Eyewitnesses say the fire started late on Tuesday night and raged for about three hours, leaving 17 students dead and 16 others injured.
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A resident of the area, Abdulrasaq Bello Kaura, told our correspondent that the cause of the fire was reported to be some stored sticks locally called kara.
“It happened at Makaranta Mallam Ghali, inside their study hall. There were about 100 of them in the house. After evacuating the students, they thought none of them remained inside. It was when they returned after the fire that they began finding their legs and hands, which had been burnt beyond recognition,” the source said.
He added that the 17 dead students were buried on Wednesday.
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Speaking via telephone, the Chairman of Kaura-Namoda Local Government, Comrade Mannir Muazu Haidara, confirmed the incident but stated that he was on his way to the scene and would provide further details later.
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