Five NYSC corps members in the ongoing orientation
camp at Wamakko Local Government Area in Sokoto State on Thursday lost clothes
and other valuables items when fire engulfed their hotel.
The Sokoto State Coordinator of National Youth Service
Corps (NYSC), Mr. Philip Enaberue, has confirmed that five corps members lost
clothes to fire incident.
Enaberue told journalists that the incident occurred
at about 7 a.m. at the permanent orientation camp located in Wamakko LGA.
He said the incident had only affected a room hosting
20 corps members.
The coordinator said the incident was sequel to electrical sparks while corps members were
attending morning meditations, so there was no injury as being speculated.
According to him, the incident lasted about 10 minutes
and it was put off by combined efforts of military and other security officials
as well as corps members.
Enaberue said no documents were damaged as was being
speculated by some mediums.
He added that he immediately replaced Corps members
their NYSC kits and provided some money to affected corps members to buy other
valuables destroyed by the fire.
The coordinator said the affected persons have been
relocated to other rooms and the camp activities continue as usual.
He further explained that all electrical plugs were
demobilised to avoid such occurrence, however, suspected it might unlawful
connection but investigation was in progress.
He commended the effort of Chairman, NYSC State Governing
Board, Alhaji Abubakar Ladan, host communities for their immediate concerns and
commitments on the incident.
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