CBN Was Never On Fire – Communications Director

CBN Was Never On Fire – Communications Director

CBN Was Never On Fire – Communications Director

The Acting Director of Corporate Communications at the Central Bank of Nigeria, Isaac Okorafor, has debunked the news on major online platforms yesterday that the Head of Office of Central Bank of Nigeria in Abuja, was on fire.

In a press statement obtained by BlackBox Nigeria, Isaac said passersby mistook a pall of exhaust from the generator house far away from the building as fire smoke.

Noted further that the financial institution maintains a total security system that triggers safety alarms in the presence of smoke and so all fire engines and personnel received the alert when the exhaust engulfed the building.

Read full statement below;

www.cbn.gov.ng
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

Press Release

There is No Fire Incident at CBN Head Office

Reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) head office building is on fire are false.
Passersby who saw a pall of exhaust from the generator house far away from the building apparently mistook the exhaust for fire smoke.
The CBN maintains a total security system that triggers safety alarms in the presence of smoke and so all fire engines and personnel received the alert only to discover that it was an unusual pall of exhaust.

The affected generator has been rested and normal work has been uninterrupted, while the engineers are working to rectify the issues with the generator.

We hereby assure the general public that there has been no fire at our building.

Isaac Okorafor
Ag. Director, Corporate Communications

May 1, 2018

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