Police launch investigations into Alibert Furniture fire incidence over alleged mischief
The Kano command of the Nigeria Police Force has commenced investigation into the causes of the alleged fire outbreak that engulfed Alibert Furniture showroom in Kano late last year.
A statement by the deputy commissioner of police in charge of criminal investigation, DCP Muhammad Abba Umar, stated that the police command has launched an investigation into the possible cause of the fire incident at the Kano showroom in December 2021.
Reports said the Kano police command in a letter dated 27 January 2022 addressed to the managing director of Alibert Products Nigeria Limited confirmed that investigation has commenced into the fire incidence at its Kano showroom.
The police missive with reference number CR: 3000/KSX/D6/Vol8/74 stated that complaint received from one Abdulhadi Rabiu alleged that the fire incidence that broke out at the popular furniture company in Kano was caused by mischief as against the alleged attribution of the incidence to faulty electrical gadgets installed within the premises.
The police, as part of the investigation, have requested the managing director of Alibert Furniture, on February 7th to report to the officer in charge of legal/prosecution at the command.
The landlord of No 5c Murtala Muhammad Way Kano, Abdulhadi Rabiu, through his lawyers, A. S. Yusuf Associates forwarded a formal complaint to the police, accusing Alibert Furniture of mischievously setting ablaze Alibert Kano showroom.
The complainant narrated that Alibert furniture, who occupied the building as commercial tenant, may have conspired to set the property ablaze.
The complainant pointed out that Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has faulted the claim by Alibert Furniture that the fire had emanated from a transformer that feeds the building with power supply.
He informed the police that the fire incidence was planned and executed by some persons commissioned with the aim to achieve criminal intended motives bothering on indemnity claims.
The company under investigation, through a formal reply dated 27th January 2022 addressed to the commissioner of police, Kano command, dismissed all the allegations contained in the complainants.
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