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The
13-story building housing the Lagos office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
located on Customs Street on the Lagos Island was almost razed by fire. According
to reports, the fire started around
5.40pm was sparked by a power upsurge in the branch supporting office located
in on the first floor of the building. The fire was eventually subdued by the
joint effort of the federal and state fire services. According to the
spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Lagos, Mr. Ibrahim
Farinloye, the fire was contained and “completely under control”, adding that
firemen were “clamping down the offices by breaking windows and doors to check if any smaller fire is
ongoing”. CBN in a statement signed by the Head of Corporate Communications,
Mr. Isaac A. Okorafor, confirmed that the fire broke out on the first floor of
the bank building, at about 5.30 pm, saying it was promptly put out by a
combined team of fire fighters from the apex bank and other institutions. The
statement said” “We wish to assure our numerous stakeholders that the records
of the Bank are intact, as the Bank has an effective backup of all its records,
as part of our disaster recovery infrastructure.”
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