The Asokoro residence of the Minister of State for Petroleum
Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, in Abuja caught fire on Sunday evening.
It was gathered that security personnel and some first
responders on the ground at the time of the incident were able to put off the
fire which was caused by a suspected electrical fault in the minister’s room.
Sources familiar with the development confirmed to our
correspondent that Kachikwu was not at home when the fire broke out.
“The minister’s residence located on the outskirts of Asokoro
was gutted by fire which was caused by an electrical fault in a part of the
building. He was not at home when this happened, but some mobile police
officers and first responders were able to handle the situation,” a source
said.
He added, “However, the important thing is that it is not a
serious incident, it only affected a part of the building and I think it was
his room. And like I said earlier, it was due to an electrical problem in the
apartment. There is a police post close to the estate and their presence there
was also instrumental.”
Punch observed the presence of armed mobile security officers
along the road leading to the exquisite estate where the minister resides in
Asokoro.
The officers must clear any visitor coming into the estate before
he or she is granted access into the area.
Kachikwu had been in the news in the past weeks, after a
petition he wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari against the Group Managing
Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti Baru, was leaked
to the public.
Punch.
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