A hearth outbreak has destroyed a portion of the Kofar Kudu palace occupied by the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. The incident occurred round 11:00pm on Friday.
Chief of etaff to the emir, Munir Sanusi Bayero, Dan Buram Kano, confirmed the incident in an announcement.
He mentioned, “On Saturday morning, July thirteenth, 2024, a hearth incident occurred on the outer courtroom of His Highness’s Palace, Kofar Kudu. Thankfully, there have been no casualties, and the harm was minimal,” he mentioned.
Bayero assured the general public that the palace was taking all essential measures to make sure the security and safety of the premises and its occupants.
“We’re investigating the reason for the fireplace and taking steps to forestall such incidents from occurring sooner or later,” he added.
Our correspondent experiences that authorities are but to verify any foul play as investigation continues to be ongoing.
The palace has pledged to boost safety measures and implement preventive methods to avert any future occurrences.
The affected Emirate is named Gidan Rumfa and is based by Emir Muhammadu Rumfa and is situated within the historic metropolis of Kano and was initially constructed within the late fifteenth century.
The affected palace is the one situated at Kofar Kudu, the place historically, the emir holds courtroom on Mondays.
A palace supply alleged that the fireplace will need to have been set by some unidentified individuals who pressured the doorways open to set the palace ablaze.
Having achieved that, they then locked the burning palace after destroying the throne of the emir, air conditioners and different helpful gadgets inside the palace.
The Kano State Hearth Service on the time of submitting this report mentioned they it was not knowledgeable concerning the incident, as no misery name was positioned. The state police command didn’t touch upon the incident, saying the emirate had already issued an announcement to that impact.
