Just In: Supreme Court Complex on Fire.
TEC News!
The Supreme Court of Nigeria is reportedly on fire in Abuja.
A wing of the Apex Court complex situated at the Three-Arm-Zone, Abuja, was engulfed by fire on Monday morning.
TEC News learned that the fire started around 7am on Monday and caused panic among staff members of the court who scampered to safety.
Though no human casualty was recorded, however, it was yet unclear whether sensitive documents and files were destroyed by the early morning fire.
TEC News through a source learned that the fire was probably caused by electrical malfunction in one of the offices within the administrative wing of the court.
The source also confirmed that three offices, including that of Justice Mohammed Saulawa, was affected by the fire before it was eventually put off.
Meanwhile, report has it that the Nigerian Police Force has commenced investigation into the fire incident.