Port Harcourt—The exhibit storage facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) has been razed by fire in Port Harcourt, Rivers state on Monday.
According to reports by Punch newspaper, this was made known by the spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement on Tuesday.
The fire burnt most of the trucks parked in the facility which is located around the Iriebi area in Port Harcourt.
According to Uwujaren, an investigation has begun to ascertain the cause of the fire while efforts are in place to prevent similar occurrences in other parts of the country to safeguard exhibit dumps.
The statement read, “There was a fire incident at the exhibit dump of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, located at Iriebi, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Monday, March 14, 2022.
“The incident which occurred in the early hours of the day, affected most of the trucks parked in the facility before the fire was put out by men of the Federal Fire Service.
“Secretary to the Commission, Dr. George Ekpungu, who was at the scene of the incident on Tuesday, March 15, assured that investigation had commenced determining the cause of the inferno, while measures will be put in place to safeguard all exhibit dumps across the country.”
