According to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, investigators are looking into what caused the early-morning Monday fire incident at the Supreme Court.
The command said that two judge’s chambers were damaged by the fire despite the fact that it had been brought under control thanks to the help of police officers and firefighters.
The properties destroyed during the outbreak were still being determined as of the time this story was filed, according to SP Josephine Adeh, the police spokesperson for the FCT.
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“On September 25, 2023, at about 7 am there was a fire incident at the Supreme Court. The situation is under control, and the fire service and police officers are all on the ground.
“Only two chambers of two judges were affected, at the moment properties destroyed yet to be ascertained. The cause of the fire is still being investigated by appropriate authorities, and further information will be communicated later,” Adeh clarified.
The Anaedoonline reports that fire engulfed a section of the Supreme Court in the Federal Capital Territory in the early hours of Monday.
Though the cause of the fire was unknown as of the time of filing this report, a source at the Federal Fire Service said firefighters were at the scene.
Offices of some Justices were reportedly burnt down, as the fire has forced some occupants of the building to scamper for safety.
The Anaedoonline reports that the fire incident is the latest of many that have affected government offices in Abuja.
In May 2023, fire gutted some parts of the Nigerian Air Force Base located along Airport Road in the FCT.
In February 2022, there was a fire incident at the Ministry of Finance building in Abuja.
In May 2020, a fire burnt a part of the Nigerian Postal Service building in the FCT.
A month before that incident, a building housing the office of the accountant-general of the Federation was gutted by fire.
Meanwhile, in 2018, the Federal Fire Service said Nigeria lost about N5 trillion to fire incidents in four years.
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