Kebbi: Gov Idris orders investigation into school fire outbreak

A high-powered committee is to beryllium constituted to analyse the occurrence outbreak astatine Nurul Haqq Quranic and Arabic School successful Birnin Kebbi.

The authorities governor, Nasir Idris, gave the bid weekend.

The occurrence outbreak took spot connected Saturday evening, which razed respective hostels and classrooms and caused disorder among students and residents.

The authorities governor, who was connected his mode to interruption his Ramadan fast, noticed a heavy fume on the roadside and directed his convoy to halt and connected discovering that the fume was coming from the school, ordered the contiguous evacuation of students and informed the Kebbi State Fire Service and different exigency responders to guarantee the concern is brought nether control.

The involution of politician Nasir Idris prompted contiguous operations to the scenes without delay, which the politician contempt observing the fast, remained astatine the country for hours, supervising the evacuation of implicit 140 students and ensuring they were safely accounted for.

For astir 3 to 4 hours, firefighters battled the flames earlier bringing the concern nether control.

According to the governor, “We convey Almighty Allah that nary beingness was mislaid successful this incident. The information of our children remains paramount to this administration. We volition not dainty this substance lightly.”

He hailed the efforts of the Kebbi State Fire Service for their promp...