There has been a fire outbreak at the Ministry of Finance building in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the early hours of Wednesday.
Black smoke was billowing from a part of the building which is located at the Central Business District of Abuja.
Although, it is not yet certain what led to the fire, firefighters have reportedly arrived at the scene to extinguish the fire.
The Spokesperson of the Federal Fire Service, Abraham Paul, confirmed the incident, saying that the personnel of the fire service are currently battling the fire.
The incident occured barely two weeks after a similar one at the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN)
The inferno reportedly started from office of the Special Adviser to FMBN MD, Ahmed Dangiwa, and spread to the boardroom.
There have been multiple fire outbreaks at federal agencies in Abuja in the last three years.
In October 2019, fire gutted the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) headquarters.
In April 17, 2020, parts of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office were burnt.
Similar incident happened one week earlier at the office of Nigeria’s Accountant General.
Earlier, fire broke out at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) headquarters.
Nigerians continually express worry about the federal government’s refusal to initiate a thorough probe of the incidents.
More details to come.
