A fire outbreak on Sunday razed the private residence of the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud.
It was gathered that the fire outbreak started at the residence in the highbrow area of Asokoro in Abuja in the afternoon.
Daily Trust reports that firefighters failed to respond to the incident early enough, worsening the situation and the impact of the fire.
Meanwhile, the media aide to the minister, Mr. Austine Elemue, has confirmed the incident but did not provide details on it.
Elemue reportedly said that the cause of the fire outbreak was being investigated.
