Fire burns Nayiri’s Palace in Nalerigu

Fire on Saturday afternoon reduced the bedroom of the overlord of the Mamprugu Kingdom Nayiri, Naa Bohugu Abdulai Mahami Sheriga, into ashes.

Several belongings of the King estimated at several thousands of Ghana Cedis including his chieftaincy regalia have all been lost to the fire which is believed to have been caused by power surge.

It took the timely intervention of fire service personnel of the Ghana National Fire service to save other rooms from in the palace from catching fire it but has been established that everything in the chief’s room has been burnt beyond recognition.

A source at the police said “the chief lost all his belongings that were in his bedroom. The Regional Minister is currently on his way to Nalerigu to assess the extent of damage caused to property of the chief”

Chief E.D.sulemana (Noloabi Rana) who is a sub chief from the area confirmed the unfortunate incident to mynewsgh.com in a telephone interview.

“It is true fire gut his bedroom and burnt everything. That is the reason why I rushed to Nalerigu to sympathize with him”, he revealed.