The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday said it has relocated its data centre and inter-agency task force units to its new headquarter in Jabi Abuja, in the aftermath of a fire out break at its Wuse 2 offices.
The acting spokesman of the agency, Tony Orilade, in a statement said following the fire outbreak on Monday at the Data Centre and the office of the Combined Inter Agency Task Force which were housed in the affected two Storey Costa Hall, they have been relocated to the Commission’s Jabi new headquarters.
He said, “The value of the damaged items, mostly ICT consumables, is in a few millions, “adding however that, “a detailed analysis is being awaited.”
He noted that men of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) Wuse Zonal office on Monday, 19th November, 2018 subdued the inferno that almost razed down the building.
He said the fire fighters led by the Sector Commander, Melone Onyekachi, arrived the Wuse 2 office of the Commission when the Service was alerted of the Fire by the Incident Duty Officer of the Commission, Kayode Oyetunde at about 8pm.
The fire started at the former newsroom which now serves as storage for ICT equipment/consumables that were retrieved from the Commission’s former offices scattered across Abuja.
