By Iliya Kure
A fire outbreak has burnt down about 450 temporary shelters and destroyed properties worth millions of naira at a Government Girls Secondary School IDP camp in Mafa Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno state, northeast of the country.
No life was lost or injury sustained, but large quantity of foodstuff and other valuables were completely destroyed by the inferno.
A statement by Information Unit of the LGA quoted Chairman of the camp Ahmodu Abatcha, while briefing Council Chairman, Abatcha Kawu, that the fire started around 3:40pm and the community immediately mobilised security agents who effectively put out the fire.
The Chairman sympathised with the victims and urge them to consider the incident as a trial from God.
He assured of the Council’s readiness to assist victims and promised to report the incident to higher authorities for immediate intervention.
Member Representing the Area at the Borno State House of Assembly, Baba Ali Modu, expressed shock and deep sadness over the incident.
He expressed dismay over incessant fire outbreak in IDP camps, urging Camp officials to set up a committee that would sensitize people on proper ways of handling fire.
