Fire Guts Defence Headquarters

Fire has gutted the defence headquarters in Abuja.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the second floor of the Defence Headquarters, Garki, Abuja, suffered a fire incident on Monday afternoon.

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The Director, Defence Information, Major-General Jimmy Akpor, confirmed the development in a statement.

He, however, disclosed that men of the military and Federal Fire Service have brought the fire under control.

The defence spokesman also revealed that there was no injury or loss of life.

“The incident has been brought under control with the combined effort of the military and Federal Fire Service personnel and resources. All personnel and civilian staff were also evacuated without injury or loss of life,” he said.

“Accordingly, normalcy has returned. Investigation to determine the cause of the fire incident has commenced immediately.

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“We thank the Federal Fire Service and the entire public for the continued support and goodwill to the Armed Forces of Nigeria.”

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