Eko Hot Blog reports that a fire outbreak on Monday morning occurred at the Supreme Court of Nigeria at Three Arms Zone in Abuja, destroying some parts of the federal institution.
The mysterious fire burnt down the offices of some justices and forced some occupants of the building to scamper for safety.
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The Public Relations Officer for the Court, Festus Akande, who spoke to Channels Television on Telephone said the cause of the fire was electrical from one of the Chambers of the Justices and was put out with the use of fire extinguishers.
Akande added that the stories making the rounds on social media that there are casualties are “fake news”.
A source who chose to remain anonymous said the fire started around 6 am.
It was gathered that the cleaners on duty and some of the workers who resumed early for work detected the fire and raised the alarm.
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The workers were said to have used the fire extinguishers in the building to combat the fire.
As of the time of filing this report, three justices’ office, including that of Justice Mohammed Saulawa were affected.
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Photo from the fire incident at supreme Court in Abuja this morning
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