The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday night confirmed the fire incident at its Lagos office and moved to calm fears over its records.
Isaac Okorafor of the Corporate Communications Department of the CBN, assured all stakeholders that the fire, which gutted the first floor, has been put out and that bank’s records are intact as it has an effective backup of all its records.
The statement said: “The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) wishes to inform its stakeholders and the general public that a fire incident occurred at its Lagos Branch Office at about 5:30 this evening (Tuesday, March 25, 2014).
“The fire, which occurred on the first floor of the building, has been put out by a combined team of fire fighters from the CBN and other institutions.
“We wish to assure our numerous stakeholders that the records of the Bank are intact, as the Bank has an effective backup of all its records, as part of our disaster recovery infrastructure.”
Our earlier story: The office of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Victoria Island, Lagos State is on fire.
The fire, according to sources, started at about 5:40pm.
As at press time, fire fighters were still battling to contain the inferno.
Details coming soon.