Prof Florence Banku Obi

COURAGEOUS UNICAL STUDENTS AND STAFF SAVE CENTRAL STORES BUILDING FROM RAGING INFERNO

Courageous Students of the University of Calabar as well as some gallant Staff of the institution were the heroes when they fought fiercely to prevent a raging fire from submerging the entire Central Stores building.

The Students and Staff who demonstrated rare courage, sheer determination and uncommon passion for their citadel of learning threw everything in the way of sacrifice to prevent the fire from spreading to other adjoining buildings within the Stores area and the Students Affairs Division of the Registry.

The wildfire whose rage was halted by the brave efforts of members of the University Community affected mainly the major storeroom housing Furniture, Cleaning Agents, Stationery, and other items yet to be identified as that part of the building was razed.

The cause and financial cost of the damage engendered by the fire which was reported at about 8 .30pm are yet to be determined.

The Vice Chancellor of the Institution, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, who responded to the distress call as soon as she was informed bemoaned the ugly development but lauded the bravery of the
students and staff and assured that a committee would be put in place to investigate the unpleasant occurrence.

She lauded representatives of the various external security agencies who made their presence felt and also provided their usual support.

Some Management Staff like the Dean of Students, Prof. Tony Eyang, Director of the Physical Planning Unit, Arc Onun Ikpi and the Deputy Director, of Centre for General Studies (CGS), Barr Maxwell Eba among others were spotted at the scene of the event.

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University of Calabar