Unizik’s Mass Communication Department Goes Up In Flames (Photos)

Unizik’s Mass Communication Department Goes Up In Flames (Photos)

The demonstration studio of the Mass Communication Department of
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State has been consumed by
fire.  

The cause of the fire, however, has not been disclosed by the
university authorities. The fire outbreak took place in the early hours
of Sunday. Bentina Matthias, the staff adviser for the Faculty of Social
Sciences, the faculty housing the studio, said the fire burnt
everything in the studio. There are speculations that it was caused by
power surge.  

Stella Okunna, Dean of the faculty, noted that the Vice Chancellor
visited the location of the incident and an investigation will be
carried out to know the exact cause of the fire. Francis Okeke, the
officer in charge of Faculty of Social Sciences security unit, said the
fire started at about 3:30am on Sunday, but he couldn’t tell exactly
what caused the fire.

He added that the Investigation Department of the security unit were on it and would send a report to the Vice Chancellor.  

In his words: “We cannot say exactly, because the place has not been
in use for a long time. Uche Ebeze, Head of the Mass Communication
Department, said there were many equipment in there but everything was
consumed.”

He also stated that the unit would make recommendations to the Vice
Chancellor to avert a recurrence, adding that a fire service department
should be instituted to tackle such cases, regular servicing of fire
extinguishers, as well as the use of iron instead of wood for roofs
within the university.