A mysterious fire, yesterday, gutted a section of the Kaduna residence of a renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi.
The incident, which occurred on Saturday afternoon, affected an Islamiyya school located inside the compound along Alimi Road in the Kaduna metropolis.
According to a witness: “We just saw smoke coming out from one of the classes. We immediately drew the attention of the people around and started fetching water to prevent the fire from reaching the other buildings.
“We thank Allah that the fire incident did not affect any life and we thank the people around for the assistance rendered,” the source added.
In video footage on Gumi’s Facebook page, fire fighters and sympathisers were seen making effort to extinguish the fire.
Gumi, in the clip, said: “I thank God the fire was controlled and there were no casualties. Education will continue for the students whose accommodation was on fire. We will look for an alternative place for them.”
Gumi is the current Mufti and Mufassir (Explainer of the Holy Quran) at the Kaduna Central Mosque, Sultan Bello.
Officials of the Kaduna State Fire Service later rushed to the house and successfully put out the fire, stopping it from spreading to the entire compound.
