There was uproar at the Guest House of the University of Lagos when fire gutted four of the rooms in the facility.
The fire which reportedy broke out in the early hours of Thursday, 3rd of March, 2016, claimed the live of one person, who happens to b a brother and member of the delegation of Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, the new Chancellor of UNILAG, died of suffocation.
The deceased brother’s name was given as Umar Abubakar Garbai.
The fire outbreak occurred at the Guest House of the university where the Shehu’s brother and other guests from Borno State were lodged.
He was said to have died of suffocation.
Others with him were said to have suffered varying degrees of injuries.
The development was confirmed on Thursday by the National Emergency Management Agency in the South West.
The Agency said only the Shehu’s brother died.
The zonal spokesperson of the Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, said: “There was a fire outbreak involving members of delegation of Shehu of Borno at UNILAG.
“The incident happened at the Shehu of Borno Guest House in UNILAG and one person died of suffocation.
“The deceased was a brother to Shehu of Borno, Umar Abubakar Garbai.
“The guest house A12 was involved.
“The deceased will be flown to Maiduguri for burial today.
“There are four guest rooms affected altogether – A12, A13, A14 and A15.”
