Wednesday, 13 November 2013

IMT’s exams offices burnt, 3 arrested

THREE persons have been arrested
by men of Enugu State Police Command in
connection with the fire outbreak at the
examinations offices of the Institute of
Management and Technology, IMT, Enugu. No life was lost in the inferno as there was no
worker in the building at the time of the
incident. Vanguard gathered that the inferno was
noticed at about 8.30p.m. at Asa Block housing
the examination coordination office of the
institution. An eyewitness said that all the examination
scripts written by students on Tuesday,
November 12, were burnt to ashes, and that
nothing was rescued from the office. Men of the Enugu State Fire Service, who were
alerted by security men on duty, were said to
have responded to the call but were unable to
put out the fire which had engulfed the entire
building before their arrival. Although the cause of the fire could not be
immediately ascertained, the Police said the
three suspects, whose identities were not
disclosed, were picked up to enable them
determine their roles in the incident. State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ebere
Amaraizu, confirmed the arrest of three
suspects, adding that opera-tives of Ogui
Police Division rushed to the scene when it got
notice of the fire outbreak.

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