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A fire outbreak at an Islamiya school in Zamfara State has claimed the lives of at least 17 Almajiri students.
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The fire, which started on Tuesday night, also injured 16 other students and was reportedly caused by stored corn and millet stalks.
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The 17 dead students were buried on Wednesday, according to a resident of the area.
A devastating fire outbreak at an Islamiya school in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State has claimed the lives of at least 17 Almajiri students.
The fire, which started on Tuesday night, also injured 16 other students, according to a resident of the area, Abdulrasaq Bello Kaura.
Kaura stated that the fire raged for about three hours and was reportedly caused by stored corn and millet stalks.
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“It happened at Makaranta Mallam Ghali, inside their study hall. There are about 100 of them in the house, after they evacuated the students, they thought none of them remained inside the house,” he said.
The chairperson of Kaura-Namoda Local Government, Mannir Haidara, confirmed the incident to Channels Television on Wednesday in a telephone conversation.
He said details about the incident would be provided later. The 17 dead students were buried on Wednesday, according to Kaura.
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