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JUST IN: Fire Guts Kogi House Of Assembly

The Kogi State House of Assembly was on Monday morning, gutted by fire.

Kogi House Of Assembly Fire

The fire was said to have ripped through the roof of the assembly chamber, which caused extensive damage to the floor of the house.

Among the early callers at the assembly complex, including the Speaker of the house, Mathew Kolawole, and the state security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omodara.

The cause of the fire incident is not known at the time of filing this report.

This is a developing story, more details will be added soon.

The incident comes amid the recent happening between the state government and the Dangote group.

Recall that Kanyi Daily had reported that the fight between the government and Dangote group took a different dimension on Saturday.

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Richard Anyebe

Richard Anyebe is a senior reporter at Kanyi Daily News covering all things politics and trending human interest stories. He is based in Abuja. Contact this reporter at info@kanyidaily.com

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