Fire Guts Offices Of Supreme Court
A section of the Supreme Court was on fire on Monday morning.
According to reports, the incident started around 6 am, originating from Chamber 5 on the fourth floor of the Supreme Court building, majorly within the Justices’ Chambers.
The Chambers are located behind the courtrooms of the highest court in the land with Chamber 5 occupied by Justice Mohammed Saulawa.
According to sources, the fire also affected two adjacent offices.
The Supreme Court Fire Service immediately responded and successfully extinguished the flames.
The Director of Information for the Court, Mr Festus Akande has attributed the fire to an electrical spark.
It was gathered that the fire damaged valuable documents and office furnishings in the affected offices on the fourth floor of the Justices’ Chambers.
