Fire guts NIPOST headquarters in Abuja

A part of the Nigerian Postal Service was on Wednesday gutted by fire, making it the fifth in the series o the federal government agencies gutted by fire in six months.

The main cause of the fire which began around 9am on Wednesday cannot be ascertained.

It was gathered that a large number of staff of the agency were in their offices when the fire broke out.

The Federal Capital Territory Fire Service personnel were said to have been able to contain the fire.

It would be recalled that on April 17, a part of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) went up in flames.

Nine days earlier, some offices at the Accountant General’s office was burnt.

Just two days before, there was a similar outbreak at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

Last October, fire engulfed a part of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

All incidents occurred in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.