Nsukka, UNN, was gutted by fire last night.
According to an eye-witness, the fire started as a
result of a spark from the wire when the school
generator supplied power to the hostel. This is the
worst fire incident in the university as neither the
Dean of student affairs, the director of works
department nor the Chairman of Servicom who
came around was able to save the situation. After
the cut is how a student narrated what
happened...
Most painful is that men of the fire service
who came around were incapacitated as they
had no water. Even the director of works
could not do anything. Lack of water in both
the hostel and the neighbouring outing ones
made even students who came to rescue the
situation handicapped. Finally, men of the fire
service returned after the whole of 300 series
which is a total of 34 rooms had perished,
thereby rendering 136 or more students
homeless and useless as all their documents,
property, and even possibly, compulsory
laptops for which some are yet to pay up,
have all gone up in ashes. A student who is an
honourable member of the House of
Representatives said she has written so many
times about the connections to the
appropriate quarters without any response.
There is no functional fire service in the whole
University town of Nsukka. The wild fire which
is akin to what I watch in American horror
movies could have been controlled if the
works department of the school is well
equipped. I would want to believe that the
university administration will adequately
compensate the victims; some of who are
already enjoying their xmas holiday. In just a
year, 3 female hostels in UNN had had fire
accident. First it was Okpara hostel, then Aja-
Nwachukwu and now Okeke.
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