Kogiflame
—–6 corpses burnt in Benue morgue.
The residence of a renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Gumi, in Kaduna was on Saturday razed by a fire outbreak, whose cause still remains unknown as of the time of filing this report.
A source, who pleaded anonymity, said the fire started at the Islamiyya School located within the compound of the Islamic scholar’s residence.
In his brief reaction to the incident, the Islamic Scholar described the fire incident as the will of Almighty Allah, just as he said he still can’t fathom the exact cause of the fire outbreak as there was no electricity when it began.
A statement issued by his media consultant, Tukur Mamu on Saturday, said the girls section, well equipped laboratory and 50 computers were also destroyed in the fire incident.
According to the statement, ‘for clarity, part of the big edifice, an upstairs in the main entrance is housing a female secondary school, Khulitul Banat girls college which was founded by Gumi, while the Sheikh stays with his family in large duplexes at the inner part of the house.’
It noted that ‘the side that was completely destroyed by the fire is the upstairs of the girl’s college.
The well equipped laboratory, computer sections (with about 50 computers) and 4 classrooms all in the upstairs of the building were all destroyed by the fire. The source of the fire is not yet known.
The statement also stated that ‘Sheikh Gumi and his entire family including his domestic staffs were not affected and did not sustain any injury as a result of the unfortunate disaster’.
‘As we investigate to find out the cause of the fire, we thank all well wishers that came almost immediately in hundreds to provide assistance in putting up the fire and to sympathize with Sheikh Gumi,’ it stated.
Meanwhile, no fewer than six dead bodies were burnt beyond recognition when a fire gutted the St. Francis Xavier Parish morgue at Agagbe in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State.
The incident happened on Friday evening, while its cause could not be ascertained as of press time.
While confirming that six corpses were burnt in the fire outbreak, the Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, said, “It is true, the DPO is on it, the information we received is that the fire started somewhere and only extended to the morgue. Six corpses were burnt, investigation is ongoing.’
