900 Students Displaced Over NOBISCO Fire Outbreak

The girls’ dormitory gutted by fire at NOBISCO

 

About 900 female students of the Northern School of Business (NOBISCO) in the Northern Region have been displaced after fire gutted the girls’ dormitory.

The fire destroyed the entire top floor of the dormitory, which accommodates students from four houses. Although no lives were lost, personal belongings including mattresses, books, uniforms, clothes, food and chop boxes were destroyed.

Assistant Girls’ Prefect, Hamdia Mohammed, told journalists the affected students are frustrated.

“We have lost everything including books, chop boxes, clothes, mattresses and food. We are final-year students preparing to write our exams and now we are stranded,” she said.

Madam Anadaratu Iddrisu, Senior Housemistress, appealed to the public and organisations for assistance.

“I am appealing to NADMO and other organisations to come to the aid of the affected students. They have no place to stay or to keep their items. If you look at the scene, everything of theirs has been burnt. They are traumatised and this will affect their learning,” she stated.

The Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf John, who visited the school to assess the incident, said in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the school headmaster, Form Two students have been asked to go home temporarily to create space for final-year students.

“Most of the affected are final-year students. The GES director, the headmaster and I have decided to let the second-year students go home for a one-week break to try to find accommodation for those preparing for examinations,” he said.

The Northern Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service, ADO I Hudu Baba, said investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the fire.

“For now, it is very early to determine the cause of the fire, so we are launching an investigation and will inform the public when it is concluded,” he said.

FROM Eric Kombat, Tamale

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