Mysterious fire destroys Bornos IDP camp
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a mysterious fire has destroyed over 300 tents at ajiri internally displaced persons idp camp in mafa local government council of borno1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the fire started at about 530 pm on tuesday and gutted the entire camp settlement which provided shelter to hundreds of persons displaced by boko haram insurgency1 a witness bukar abba told nan that the fire rapidly spread and engulfed the entire camp due to the strong wind1 abba said that the fire ravaged tents thatch houses household utensils dresses and other property adding that there were no causalities in the incident1 the cause of the fire has not been ascertained. it destroyed the camp. the affected families now stay in the open he said1 abba noted that the affected persons had returned and took shelter at the camp following the liberation of the community from the insurgents control1 he called on the state government and humanitarian organisations to assist the victims to alleviate their sufferings1 the national and state emergency management agencies are yet to comment on the incident. nan1