A wing of the Supreme Court complex in Abuja was engulfed by fire on Monday morning.
The cause of the fire is yet unknown, but CHECKPOINTCHARLEY gathered that it started around 7 am and the offices of three justices of the apex court was razed.
The spokesperson of the court, Akande Festus however later told Arise News that only a chamber was affected by the fire, and the library there.
According to him the staff quickly moved in and put off the fire.
On whether anything or documents relating to the appeal was destroyed in the inferno, Akande said no, butressing also that the Supreme Court has an e-library.
He said, “As a matter of fact, there’s no single connection, and it won’t affect anything in the court,” stated Mr Akande about the presidential election petitions before the apex court.
“This incident occurred in a chamber equipped with a computer and other equipment, as well as a functional library used by any justice occupying such chamber.
“The only thing that was affected were the books and computer equipment in the chamber. Even the books are replaceable.
“Also, it has nothing to do with it because it was from an electrical fault, which could happen anywhere, and there are things that happen daily.”
Recall that the court is expected to determine the appeals by Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party against the decision of the Presidential election tribunal which affirmed the controversial election victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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