Gov Idris directs immediate investigation of fire at Kebbi Quranic school

Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, has ordered an contiguous probe into the occurrence outbreak astatine Nurul Haqq Quranic and Arabic School successful Birnin Kebbi.

The incident, which occurred connected Saturday evening, affected respective hostels and classrooms wrong the schoolhouse premises.

In a connection issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor connected Media and Publicity, Yahaya Sarki, the politician directed the constitution of a committee to find the origin of the occurrence and urge measures to forestall a recurrence.

Idris was reportedly passing done the country erstwhile helium noticed heavy fume and stopped to ascertain its source. On discovering that the fume was coming from the school, exigency responders, including the Kebbi State Fire Service, were contacted to incorporate the blaze.

More than 140 students were evacuated from the premises during the operation. Authorities confirmed that nary lives were mislaid successful the incident.

Officials said the beingness of state cylinders successful immoderate of the students’ rooms contributed to the strength of the fire, which firefighters battled for respective hours earlier bringing it nether control.

The affected students person since been relocated to the school’s main branch, portion investigations into the origin of the occurrence are expected to commence immediately.

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