BREAKING: Fire Guts CBN Office In Jos

A branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Plateau State was involved in a fire incident on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, announced on its Twitter account that its branch in Jos, Plateau’s capital city, witnessed a minor fire outbreak that was immediately contained.

Minor fire outbreak at the Jos branch of Central bank of Nigeria, promptly contained today, April 21, 2020.

— Central Bank of Nigeria (@cenbank) April 21, 2020

This is the third government building to experience a fire outbreak in the past couple of weeks.

The office of the Accountant General went up in flames on April 8, followed by another fire incident at the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), also in the Maitama area, on April 15.

Not much else is currently known about the incident but a statement is expected to be released later today.