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A block of classrooms at Limawa Day Secondary School, Minna, Niger State, was engulfed in flames on Thursday evening.
The fire was said to have been started by suspected hemp smokers.
The fire was swiftly brought under control by firefighters from the Niger State Federal Fire Service.
Eyewitnesses reported that a group of young boys often gathered in the school premises to smoke hemp.
One of the eyewitnesses, Ibrahim Mohammed, recounted how the fire started.
“These boys always come here to smoke weed, and with this harmattan season, things catch fire easily.
“Yesterday, they dropped a burning butt in one of the classrooms, which eventually ignited the fire,” Mohammed said.
He added, “The other day, some colleagues and I were here for a programme, and we saw these boys smoking. When we were leaving, we moved in a group to avoid any confrontation with them. This fire outbreak must have been caused by their reckless actions.”
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