A three-hundred-level student of the Department of Geography, Federal University, Gashua in Yobe State, has been killed in a fire incident at the female hostel of the school in Bade Local Government Area of the state.
The fire outbreak not only claimed the life of the student but also led to the destruction of the hostel building and the loss of students’ possessions worth millions of Naira.
The incident, reportedly caused by a gas cylinder explosion, occurred at approximately 1:00 pm on Saturday.
The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency, YOSEMA, has also confirmed the death of Shamsiyya Murtala in the fire outbreak that razed down one of the female hostels at the university.
The agency gave the confirmation via its official Facebook page on Saturday, indicating that 29 rooms were destroyed in the fire incident.
It added that 301 students were affected, while three students sustained injuries and are receiving medical treatment.
“Local Emergency Management Committees (LEMCs) of Bade and Jakusko LGAs who visited the scene and made a spot assessment of casualties and destroyed items of students sadly confirmed the death of 1 female student, 29 rooms completely destroyed, 301 students affected, 3 injured and are receiving treatments,” the post read.
On behalf of the Yobe State Government, the agency sympathized with the management, staff and students of the university.”
An amateur video also showed the school’s vice chancellor, Professor Maimuna Wazir, consoling one of the students who narrowly escaped the fire incident.
