Fire had engulfed the chambers of Supreme Court Justice Mohammed Saulawa earlier on Monday 25th September. It took prompt response of court workers to prevent widespread damage as they tried to move documents away from the Chambers.
Witnesses have confirmed that the fire started on the third floor of the extensive Supreme Court complex.
Supreme Court spokesperson Festus Akande confirmed the incident but he was not able to provide a definitive cause of the fire.
“Yes, there was a fire that may have resulted from an electrical fault in a justice’s chambers,” he told Premium Times.
He also went on to say the fire was not serious as it is being portrayed on Social media. “The fire is not as serious as portrayed on social media. It’s not as if someone set the entire Supreme Court ablaze.”
Akande, declining to disclose the affected justice’s identity, stated that the fire broke out after staff resumed office on Monday. While details remain unclear, staff members attempted to save documents from the fire before fire services arrived.
“The fire services responded swiftly,” an anonymous court official revealed. “If not for their timely intervention, the situation could have been much worse. The fire might have spread to other chambers and areas of the complex. Fortunately, they arrived quickly and helped extinguish the fire.”
