The fire which affected Civil Engineering and philosophy, destroyed vital documents and property worth millions of naira.
Two departments of the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma-Edo State reportedly caught fire on Thursday, February 4, Nigerian Observer reports.
The fire which affected Civil Engineering and philosophy, destroyed vital documents and property worth millions of naira.
Circumstances
surrounding the fire is yet unclear but most were of the belief that
this could have been an intentional act as the office of the exam
officer of civil engineering, containing students’ results, examination
scripts and records were burnt to ashes.
A staff
of the university who wishes to go unnamed said he saw a suspected
arsonist pouring liquid substance suspect to be fuel on an air
conditioner before striking a match, after which he allegedly ran away.
While
the department of philosophy was completely razed down, the fire was
curtailed at civil engineering department by efforts of the dean of
students, Chief Security Officer, members of students’ union government and some others.
It
was also reported that students took advantage of the incident to loot
away valuable property, including generator sets, plasma television,
computer UPS, laptops and more.
Properties
reportedly destroyed in the fire include air conditioners, ceiling
fans, office cabinets, refrigerators, office chairs and tables,
computers, television and others.
When contacted, a senior staff in the University assured that students’ results were salvaged from the inferno.
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