Fire has destroyed an unconfirmed number of trucks parked at a facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
The incident occurred on Monday morning at an exhibit dump of the anti-graft agency located at Iriebi in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state.
EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwajuren in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday said the fire affected most of the trucks parked in the facility before the fire was put out by men of the Federal Fire Service
“There was a fire incident at the exhibit dump of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, located at Iriebi, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Monday, March 14, 2022,” he said.
“The incident which occurred in the early hours of the day, affected most of the trucks parked in the facility before the fire was put out by men of the Federal Fire Service.”
According to Uwujaren, the Secretary to the EFCC, Dr George Ekpungu, has visited the scene of the incident for an on-the-spot assessment.
Ekpungu who was at the facility on Tuesday said the anti-graft agency has commenced an investigation into the incident.
He explained that this became necessary to determine the cause of the inferno and ensure measures were put in place to safeguard all exhibit dumps of the EFCC across the country.
