- UNIBEN’s female hostel was seen in a viral video being razed by fire, which drew the attention of many to the university
- Eyewitness accounted that two rooms of the female hostel of the Edo-based federal university were completely razed as the fire service came without water
- It stated that documents and other belongings of the students who occupied the rooms were lost and that the students were able to escape before the fire spread
Benin, Edo – Many Nigerians have expressed grieves over the fire outbreak at a female hostel at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), the Edo state capital, on Tuesday, March 19.
The fire incident was said to have razed down two rooms of the Hall 2 hostel of the university and in an earlier tweet by Ruth Nifemii, the fire service arrived at the venue of the incident without water.
