Fire was Minor- Army reacts to Fire incident

The Nigerian Army has confirmed there was a fire incident at the Army Headquarters in Abuja about 10:15am on Tuesday.

According to statement by the Director Army Public Relations,a Brigadier General, Mohammed Yerima an   “Electrical fault sparked a minor fire incident at the Army Headquarters Complex, Abuja, Tuesday morning”.

SignatureTV had reported the fire incident earlier today in it’s Breaking News.

BELOW IS THE FULL STATEMENT

MINOR FIRE INCIDENT AT ARMY HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX, ABUJA

Electrical fault sparked a minor fire incident at the Army Headquarters Complex, Abuja, Tuesday morning.

The incident which happened at about 10.15am was as a result of minor electrical fault in one of the offices.

The Army Headquarters complex is currently undergoing some renovation involving electrical rework.

The Nigerian Army Fire Service Department has since put out the fire. No casualty was recorded during the incident and normalcy has since returned to the complex.

MOHAMMED YERIMA
Brigadier General
Director Army Public Relations
2 March 2021