A section of the Supreme Court complex situated at the Three-Arm-Zone, Abuja, was engulfed by fire on Monday morning.
A source reported that the raging inferno has affected offices of three justices of the apex Court of Nigeria, including that of Justice Mohammed Saulawa, was touched by the fire before it was eventually put off.
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It was said that the fire, which started around 7am, caused panic among staff members of the court who scampered to safety.
Though no human casualty was recorded, however, it was not clear whether sensitive documents and files were destroyed by the early morning fire.
Vanguard reported that the fire was probably caused by electrical malfunction in one of the offices within the administrative wing of the court.
Meanwhile, the court is yet to issue a formal statement on the incident.
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