EIGHTY female students of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Mabera in Sokoto metropolis escaped death on Sunday night when the fire completely razed down their hostel. The inferno destroyed the four-room A’isha hostel and valuables but no student was hurt. It took the combined efforts of officials of State Fire Service and other security personnel to put off the fire suspected to have originated from electrical sparks. The school authorities declined to speak on the incident, saying that they have no authority to entertain media enquiry. NAN recalled that in December 2017 a student hostel was also burnt down at the Government Science Secondary School Kware in the state.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 22, 2018 14:04 UTC