Jos central mosque records fire outbreak

An outbreak of fire destroyed the female section of the Jos Central Mosque on Wednesday.

A NAN correspondent, who visited the scene of the incident, observed that large flames had swallowed most parts of the entire mosque.

The flames and smoke also covered houses and shops in the vicinity.

Jspokesman of the Plateau police command, described the fire as “very serious and unfortunate”.

He said a vehicle parked beside the mosque caught fire and it spread to the place of worship.

“For now, we can confirm that no one was caught in the fire, but we have despatched our men to the scene to protect property,” he said.

“Once an incident like this happens, there are miscreants always taking that as an advantage to steal.

“We want to make sure that such did not happen.”

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