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Fire guts part of Supreme Court justice chamber

Fire has gutted some parts of the chamber of one of the justices of the supreme court.

• September 25, 2023
SUPREME COURT
SUPREME COURT Chamber on fire

Fire has gutted some parts of the chamber of one of the justices of the supreme court.

The cause of the fire outbreak had yet to be ascertained at the time of filing the report.

Firefighters had put out the fire.

Festus Akande, director press and information of the Supreme Court of Nigeria confirmed the fire.

ā€œThe fire has since been put out. There was no casualty,ā€ he said. 

(NAN)

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