Fire Guts Saraki’s House

An early morning fire incident occurred in the residence of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in the Maitama area of Abuja on Friday, but no casualty was recorded. Our correspondent learnt that some residents of the sprawling edifice raised the alarm when they  noticed a heavy smoke  inside the gymnasium of the senate president.

A resident told our correspondent that  the attention of the officials of the fire service were drawn to the incident around 10:05am and that they quickly mobilised themselves there to put the fire under control. Confirming the incident to our correspondent,  the Special Adviser to the Senate President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, said the incident was caused by an electric spark from one of the air conditioners in the gymnasium of his principal. He explained that Saraki had been duly informed of the incident, adding that nobody was injured in the process.