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Fire Guts Central Bank of Nigeria Office in Gombe

Fire Outbreak at Central Bank of Nigeria Office

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday said there was a fire outbreak at its branch in Gombe.

In a statement released by the apex bank through its official Twitter handle @cenbank, it said “Today, a minor fire incident was reported at our Gombe branch.”

The central bank further stated that the fire started from an electrical fault and destroyed some furniture in the Controller’s office but it was quickly put out.

Also, the apex bank emphasised that no injury, records, or assets were affected during the incident.

“The fire which started from an electrical fault and partially destroyed some furniture in the Branch Controller’s office was promptly put out. There was no injury and no record or other asset of the Bank was affected.”

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