A Coaster bus has caught fire in front of Eagle Square in Abuja. The event, which occurred on Tuesday night, drove bystanders fleeing for safety as the bus caught fire.
There was supposition that it was an automobile explosion. Josephine Adeh, the Police Public Relations Officer in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), disputed the assertion over the phone.
She confirmed the incident but stated that it was a fire outbreak rather than an explosion. According to her, the bus was on its way from the FCT’s Maitama axis when it caught fire.
“No life or personal effect, other than the razed vehicle, was damaged as the situation was aptly managed by Police operatives from the Central Police Station thereby curbing any form of escalation,” she said in a statement.
“Members of the public are therefore enjoined to disregard contrary and misleading narratives, emanating from malicious and misguided quarters even as the Command continues to intensify the security of the territory in this transitional period and beyond.”
The incident is coming less than a week before the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu scheduled to hold at Eagle Square.
The occupants safely alighted before the fire razed down the bus.