Fire guts army headquarters in Abuja

Fire has gutted the Nigerian army headquarters complex in Abuja in the early hours of today.

The cause of the inferno was attributed to faulty electrical installations.

In a statement, the director army public relations brigadier general Mohammed Yerima, explained that an electrical fault sparked a minor fire incident which happened at about 10.15am in one of the offices.

He said the complex is currently undergoing some renovation involving electrical rework.

The director also confirmed that the Nigerian army fire service department was present to put out the fire and no casualty was recorded during the incident.