Indian hemp gutted by fire in Ekiti NDLEA office

Bags of Indian hemp loaded in a store at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), office was Saturday day engulfed by fire at the headquarters of the agency in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state capital.

The residents of the area located along Akinsola street, Olorunsogo quarters, Off Iworokoro road assisted the command with water to put the fire under control before the Ekiti Fire Service got to the area.

Efforts by newsmen to find out the cause of the fire were rebuffed by the agency personnel as only the fire service men and their firefighting equipment were allowed into the compound as the gate was closed from the public.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Peter Njokwu, said he had not been briefed on the fire incident.

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