In the morning Monday September 25th, a section of the Supreme Court was gutted by fire.
The fire incident started after the court staff resumed duty at about 8 a.m. it was gathered that the fire started from the Justices’ Chambers, specifically from chamber 5, on the fourth floor behind the main courtroom of the Supreme Court.
Witnesses at the court premises said it took the timely intervention of the court’s staff and the fire service station to put out the fire, with security personnel, including the police, seen ensuring the maintenance of law and order.
Chambers of the Justices are located behind the main Courtroom of the apex court complex.
The fire incident, which anonymous sources said started in Chamber 5 of the court, occupied by Justice Mohammed Saulawa, also touched two other offices.
Sources told the Nigerian Tribune that the fire incident resulted from an electric spark.
“Yes, there was a fire that perhaps resulted from an electrical fault in the section of a justice’s chambers of a justice of the court. But the fire is not as serious as they make it appear on social media. From what is being said on social media, it is as if someone went there and set the whole Supreme Court on fire; it is not so,” The apex court spokesman stated.
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Breaking: Fire outbreak at Supreme Court, Abuja
by Sunday Ejike September 25, 2023 Reading Time: 4 mins read
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Breaking: Fire outbreak at Supreme Court, Abuja
On Monday morning, a section of the Supreme Court was gutted by fire.
The fire incident started after the court staff resumed duty at about 8 a.m. it was gathered that the fire started from the Justices’ Chambers, specifically from chamber 5, on the fourth floor behind the main courtroom of the Supreme Court.
Witnesses at the court premises said it took the timely intervention of the court’s staff and the fire service station to put out the fire, with security personnel, including the police, seen ensuring the maintenance of law and order.
Chambers of the Justices are located behind the main Courtroom of the apex court complex.
The fire incident, which anonymous sources said started in Chamber 5 of the court, occupied by Justice Mohammed Saulawa, also touched two other offices.
Sources told the Nigerian Tribune that the fire incident resulted from an electric spark.