Zulum Alleges Sabotage In Fire Incident At Mega School Inaugurated By Buhari
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has alleged sabotage as a fire incident razed a mega school commissioned barely six months ago by President Mohammadu Buhari.
Speaking on the mega school premises in the Muna area of Jere Local Government Area of the state, the governor said it is beyond coincidence for a school that has no form of electrical connections to blow up in fire if not for human action as such his government will make concerted efforts to unearth the source of the fire.
He said, “This school was commissioned by President Mohammadu Buhari barely six months ago. The government has spent a huge amount of money but unfortunately, it has been completely razed down.
“Preliminary investigations show that there is some level of sabotage because I see no reason why a school like this which has not been connected to the national grid, no NEPA no generator, no nothing, you just see fire at the last floor of the building.”
According to the principal of the school, Saidu Umaru, 19 classrooms and three laboratories were razed down by the fire on Monday morning, the first day of the school resumption.
“There are 59 classrooms in this school, there are two thousand five hundred students who were admitted into the school and yesterday (Monday) was the first day we opened the school since the president commissioned it.
“The fire started around 7:30 in the morning shortly after the assembly, but we cannot say where the fire came from,” the principal disclosed.
