Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
Midnight inferno has razed the residence of the Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdulahi Ganduje at Miyangu Street in Nassarawa Government Reservation Area, of the state.
Confirming the incident to newsmen the image maker of of the State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, said that the fire was already under control by the time firefighters got to the residence.
Sources who do not want their names in print said that the fire started at a place where the governor rears his cows.
A source said the cause of the fire was not immediately known but it started during the course of metal welding in the house as work was still ongoing to make the place a befitting residence for Kano State’s outgoing governor.
The source said that many of the animals died in the inferno, with other multi-million-naira property razed down.
When contacted, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Abba Anwar refused to comment on the incident.