President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the families of victims, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), and the United Bank of Africa (UBA) Plc over Tuesday’s fire outbreak at Afriland Towers in Lagos Island.
Tinubu, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday, September 18, 2025, extended condolences to the management and staff of Afriland Properties Limited, the FIRS, UBA, and particularly those who lost loved ones in the inferno, and the injured who are currently receiving medical attention.
6 United Capital staff die in Afriland Towers fire
The president also commended the emergency responders, including the Federal Fire Service, first aiders, medical personnel, and members of the public, for their quick intervention and noted their deep sense of responsibility during the evacuation.
Tinubu, who also urged more caution, training, and alertness to avert such emergencies in the future, prayed that God will receive the souls of the departed and grant quick recovery to the injured.
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