Senate President's House Got Fire

An early morning fire incident occurred in
the residence of the Senate President,
Bukola Saraki, in the Maitama area of
Abuja on Friday, but no casualty was
recorded.
Our correspondent learnt that some
residents of the sprawling edifice raised
the alarm when they noticed a heavy
smoke inside the gymnasium of the senate
president.
A resident told our correspondent that
the attention of the officials of the fire
service were drawn to the incident around
10:05am and that they quickly mobilised
themselves there to put the fire under
control.
Confirming the incident to our
correspondent, the Special Adviser to the
Senate President on Media and Publicity,
Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, said the incident
was caused by an electric spark from one
of the air conditioners in the gymnasium of
his principal.
He explained that Saraki had been duly
informed of the incident, adding that
nobody was injured in the process.