Edo: “This is Sad”, Grief as Entire Rooms with Documents Burnt Down in UNIBEN

Cursory: A fire outbreak at a female hostel in the University of Benin (UNIBEN) left students devastated on March 19. The inferno engulfed two rooms in Hall 2, prompting distress calls for help as the fire service arrived without water.

A devastating fire outbreak at a female hostel in the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo state, has plunged the campus into grief, leaving many Nigerians heartbroken. The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday, March 19, engulfing two rooms in the Hall 2 hostel of the esteemed university.

In a distressing tweet by Ruth Nifemii, it was revealed that the fire service arrived at the scene of the inferno without water, exacerbating the dire situation.

The tweet reads: “Hall 2 UNIBEN is on fire, and fire service came without water.”

Her tweet, which served as an urgent plea for help, showed the seriousness of the catastrophe, drawing emotional reactions from concerned citizens across the nation.

UNIBEN, renowned as one of Nigeria’s premier federal universities, has long been a beacon of academic excellence. However, this tragedy serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerability that students face, especially in the wake of recent tuition fee hikes implemented by the institution.

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