Some offices were affected in a fire outbreak at the
headquarters of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Abuja on Sunday.
The NIS confirmed the incident in a post on its Twitter
handle, saying the incident has been brought under control.
The fire has now been put out, while the NIS says it has
launched an investigation into the incident.
“A fire incident occurred in our Service Headquarters this
morning. It affected some of our offices,” the tweet reads.
“The fire has been put out by our Federal Fire Station &
support from other agencies around the airport. The cause of the fire is being
investigated.”
A fire incident occurred in our Service Headquarters this Morning. It affected some of our Offices.
— Nigeria Immigration Service (@nigimmigration) January 10, 2021
2.The fire has been put out by our Federal Fire Station&support from other agencies around the Airport.
3.The cause of the fire is being investigated.We assure the public that the
This is the first major fire incident in 2021 involving the
headquarters of a government agency.
In 2020, as Nigeria battled the first wave of coronavirus
infections, several government buildings were razed by fire.
Some of the buildings affected included the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), as well as the office of the accountant-general of the federation.
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