Police investigates fire outbreak at Supreme amid suspicion of sabotage

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command has commenced investigation of fire outbreak at Supreme Court on Monday.

CAPITAL POST reported on Monday that a section of office hosting three Supreme Court justices were completely razed with the source of fire yet unknown.

This is even as Nigerians expresses surprise at the outbreak at a time that the presidential election cases have moved to the Supreme Court.

In a press statement issued by the spokesperson of the Command, said, the situation has been put under control following the intervention of police officers and firefighters.

The spokesperson for the police in FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, added that the properties destroyed during the outbreak were yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

“On September 25, 2023, at about 7 am, there was a fire incident at the Supreme Court. The situation is under control, and the fire service and police officers are all on the ground.

“Only two chambers of two judges were affected, at the moment properties destroyed yet to be ascertained. The cause of the fire is still being investigated by appropriate authorities, and further information will be communicated later,” Adeh said.