2 officials escape death, property worth millions damaged as fire razes EFCC office

Fire broke out in the ICT department of the Abuja office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), with two officials escaping death while equipment worth millions of naira got damaged in the raging inferno.

According to a statement by the acting spokesman of the EFCC Mr Tony Orilade, the fire would have left more damage behind if not for the timely intervention of the Federal Fire Service.

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The statement by the EFCC read in part, “The fire started at the former newsroom, which now serves as storage for ICT equipment that were retrieved from the commission’s former offices scattered across Abuja.

“The former newsroom is in the Costa Hall, which was inaugurated by Dr. Antonio Costa in 2007. The building currently houses the Data Centre and the Combined Inter Agency Task Force,” he added.

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