
File photo: Benue Govt House (Photo: Daily Sun)
There was pandemonium at the Benue State Government House, in
Makurdi, on Wednesday, when a section of the complex was gutted by fire,
Daily Sun reports.
Although, no life was lost, the incident, according to witnesses,
paralysed government activities within the complex and forced staff of
the complex to abandon their duties for the a while.
Sources within the government House told our correspondent that the
fire started at around 1:00p.m from the transformer close to the
generator room located around the account section within the government
house complex.
A staff of government house administration who pleaded anonymity
disclosed that the fire started with a thick fume emanating from the
transformer which also affected the generator room closed to the
accounts section.
He however noted that but for the generator set supplying light to
the entire government house which got burnt, the level of damage was not
too much as according to him, the combined efforts of workers and the
State Fire Service stationed in the complex saved the situation.
“The electric armoured wires supplying light to the account
section, the main governor’s office and down to governor’s lodge, were
completely burnt down.” he stated.
Permanent Secretary Government Administration, Mr. Iangba Gabriel,
who confirmed the incident said that the inferno did not extend to the
main account, saying it was the generator plant which tried to
malfunction but was immediately shutdown to avoid any damage.
“It was not a serious incident and no damage was done. Those
things you saw around the area were debris around the generator room
that caught fire.
“People are calling me from Abuja including our people who went
to EFCC office, that they heard government house complex particularly
the account section was set on fire. Infact, it was not true. The burnt
wires and poles were properties of old Nitel not NEPA”, Iangba stated.
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