Fire Guts Nigerian Army Headquarters In Abuja

Posted by African Examiner African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A morning fire touched part of the Nigerian Army Headquarters complex in Abuja on Tuesday but was later brought under control and prevented from escalating.

Brigadier General Mohammed Yerimah, the Nigerian Army Director of Public Relations, disclosed this in a statement.

He stated that the fire was from faulty electrical installations.

The statement reads:

“Electrical fault sparked a minor fire incident at the Army Headquarters Complex, Abuja, Tuesday morning.

“The incident which happened at about 10.15 am was as a result of a minor electrical fault in one of the offices.

“The Army Headquarters complex is currently undergoing some renovation involving electrical rework.

“The Nigerian Army Fire Service Department has since put out the fire. No casualty was recorded during the incident and normalcy has since returned to the complex.”