BREAKING NEWS: Fire Guts Nigerian Presidential Villa, Abuja

A fire incident has occured at the State House in Abuja, according to Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity.

The fire, attributed to an electrical spark happened at the Presidential Villa Thursday afternoon.

Speaking further about the incident, Shehu described the fire as minor, adding that it only gutted a store near the State House Chapel in the Presidential Villa.

He said: “The incident, linked to an electrical spark, was immediately brought under control by alert staff using available fire extinguishers well ahead of the arrival of the Federal Fire Service trucks stationed just outside the premises.”

“Luckily, no injury or serious damage was recorded,” the presidential spokesman added.

Fire incidents have become a staple across government properties especially Ministries, Departments and Agencies in recent weeks, with the last being an otbreak at the headquarters of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) in Abuja.

The cause of the fire outbreak was not immediately known but it began around 9am on Wednesday, May 20.

Scooper also recalls that on Friday, April 17, 2020, a similar incident broke out at the headquarters of the Nigeria's electoral commission, INEC, in Abuja.

That incident came only two days after headquarters of the Federal Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Abuja was also gutted by fire and a week after a similar incident bedevilled the Nigerian Treasury House which houses office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.

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