The Defence Headquarters says all personnel and civilian staff were evacuated without injury or loss of life when a minor fire incident occurred on the second floor of the Defence Headquarters in Garki, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Monday afternoon 12 December 2022.
In a statement, the Director, Defence Information, Major General Jimmy Akpor who disclosed this said that “The cause of the fire outbreak is unknown at the moment.”
General Akpor noted that the incident had been brought under control with the combined effort of the military and Federal Fire Service personnel and resources.
He said that normalcy had returned and an investigation to determine the cause of the fire incident had commenced immediately.
The Director, Defence Information thanked the Federal Fire Service and the entire public for their continued support and goodwill to the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
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