The Presidency on Sunday, dismissed reports making the rounds that there was a fire incident in Aso Rock Presidential Villa.
Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement, said there was no fire breakout inside the Villa, describing the report as fake news.
According to him, a fire only broke out burning shrubs between the outer wire fence and walls surrounding the Villa on March 6, “precisely in the area between the Villa and the Barracks, towards Asokoro.”
He said the incident recorded no casualties in terms of human life or property and the cause of the incident is being investigated by the Federal Fire Service.
“People in the country and even abroad have been expressing concerns over reports of a fire incident in Aso Rock Villa, the seat of the Nigerian government. I would like to clarify that there was no fire inside the Presidential Villa,” he said.
“In the evening of Saturday, March 6, a fire broke out burning shrubs between the outer wire fence and walls surrounding the Villa, precisely in the area between the Villa and the Barracks, towards Asokoro.
“The fire, as being speculated, might have started from a passerby dropping a burning cigarette. The Federal Fire Service will ascertain the reason for it when they complete their investigation.
“It suffices to say that this bush fire, which started and ended outside the perimeter walls of the Villa, was seamlessly contained by fire stations of the State House and the one nearby from the Federal Fire Service. No loss of life, no loss whatsoever to building and property was recorded.” The statement read.
