Fire outbreak reported at Emir Sanusi’s Palace in Kano

The Chief of Staff to the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, Munir Sanusi Bayero, Dan Buram Kano, on Saturday, said a fire outbreak destroyed the Emir’s palace at the Gidan Rumfa where he is occupying.

In a statement on Saturday, he said a fire incident occurred at the outer court of His Highness’s Palace, Kofar Kudu, adding that it happened Friday night, around 11pm

” Fortunately, there were no casualties, and the damage was minimal.” It said

According to the statement, the palace is taking all necessary measures to ensure the safety and security of the palace and its occupants, adding that they are also investigating the cause of the fire and taking steps to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.

“It was the palace at Kofar Kudu. You know the palace has an entrance from inside while the main entrance is from the front (outside). The key was forced open and what was suspected was that they broke in, set the fire and locked the door.

However, the Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif Abdullahi said the command was not aware of the incident as there was no call regarding the incident at any of the agency’s centres.