The residence of the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mariya Mahmoud, in the Asokoro area of Abuja, was on Sunday gutted by fire.
The minister’s aide, Austine Elemue, confirmed the incident to newsmen explaining that the incident occurred at 10:30 am on Sunday, and the fire razed the first floor of the duplex damaging a major part of the property but no harm was recorded by the occupants.
Though the cause of the fire outbreak has not been ascertained, Austine said the cause might not be unconnected to an electrical spark.
