Etim Effiong
The upper chamber of Katsina House of Assembly had been razed by fire overnight.
An assembly worker, who was said wanted to clean up the chamber on Wednesday morning, opened the doors only to see that the entire area had been burnt, in which she raised the alarm.
Governor Aminu Masari, who visited the House of Assembly complex to assess the damage, expressed shock at what he saw.
The House Deputy Chief Whip, Salisu Rimaye, who was also at the scene of the incident, stated that the root cause of the inferno is unknown.
He added that a team of electricians had begun processes to ascertain its cause.
According to him, the fire was discovered when the clerk of the house instructed the Sergeant at Arm to go and clean up the chamber.
Rimaye said the fire extinguishers in the assembly were initially used to curtail the fire before men of the state fire service joined in putting it out.
It was further gathered that members of the Assembly held plenary sessions inside the chamber.