Fire Guts Saraki's House

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.
It was gathered 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 newsmen 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 reporters, 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.