Fire has gutted a branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Benue State.
It was gathered that the fire gutted a portion of the CBN located at Makurdi, the Benue State capital in the early hours of Thursday.
An eyewitness said some residents at about 7 am noticed the inferno at the back of the bank.
The fire incident was, however, confirmed by the Director of Benue State Fire Service, Donald Ikyaaza, noting that the inferno started from the bank’s fuel dome.
Ikyaaza added that he received a distress call about the inferno and promptly deployed some officers to the scene.
“It was actually a huge fire which started at the company’s fuel dome but my men rushed to the scene and put out the fire before it could spread to other parts of the bank.
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“Everywhere is calm now,” he said.
The incident was further confirmed by the Benue State Police Command, noting that it had deployed personnel to the bank to prevent any form of looting.
The spokesperson of the command, Sewuese Anene, said although the source of the inferno was not disclosed, the primary responsibility of the police was to secure the bank against any form of breach.
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