Following the fire outbreak at the Supreme Court of Nigeria this morning (Monday), Law & Society has confirmed that the fire which has since been put off affected only a part of the Justices’ chambers. No other section of the court was affected,
In the meantime, sources close to the court told Law & Society that the chambers of Hon. Justice Ibrahim M.M. Saulawa was particularly torched.
According to the source: “only Justice Saulawa’s chambers was affected. Everything in the chambers got burnt. Not even a pin was left.”
Justice Saulawa who is presiding over some political cases was billed to sit this morning. However, given the unfortunate incident, lawyers in the matter who were already seated in the court were informed that the court would no longer sit.
The cause of the fire which fortunately did not spread to other Justices’ chambers is yet to be ascertained.
Earlier today Blueprint Newspaper announced that the building housing Nigeria’s Supreme Court at the Three Arms Zone in Abuja was on fire,
At the time of the report, staff members of the court were seen around the court complex evacuating documents and property from the Justices’ chambers.
