JUST IN: POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE FIRE AT THE SUPREME COURT.

Babatunji Wusu –

According to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, officials are looking into what caused the fire at the Supreme Court in the early hours of Monday morning.

While adding that the situation had been brought under control thanks to the participation of police officers and firefighters, the command highlighted that the fire had damaged two chambers belonging to two judges.

SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT police spokesperson, noted that the properties destroyed during the outbreak had yet to be determined at the time of reporting this article.

“A fire broke out at the Supreme Court on September 25, 2023, around 7 a.m.” The issue is under control, and firefighters and police officers are on the scene.

“At the moment, the properties destroyed are unknown, as only two chambers of two judges were affected.” The cause of the incident is still being examined by relevant authorities, and additional information will be provided later,” Adeh stressed.

In the early hours of Monday, a fire overtook a section of the Supreme Court in the Federal Capital Territory.

Though the cause of the incident remained unknown at the time of publication, a Federal incident Service source claimed firemen were on the scene.

Some Justices’ offices were reportedly burned down, as the fire prompted some building occupants to flee for safety.

The fire is the latest in a series of incidents affecting government premises in Abuja.

In May 2023, a fire destroyed parts of the Nigerian Air Force Base on Airport Road in the FCT.

A fire broke out at the Ministry of Finance building in Abuja in February 2022.

A fire destroyed a portion of the Nigerian Postal Service building in the FCT in May 2020.

A month before to that incident, a fire destroyed the office of the Federation’s accountant-general.

Meanwhile, the Federal Fire Service said in 2018 that Nigeria has lost around N5 trillion to fire events during the previous four years.