Law School Fire Incident: Olumide Akpata Sympathises with Victims, Promises Support

Senior Partner at Templars, and immediate past Chairman of the NBA Section on Business Law, Mr. Olumide Akpata has commiserated with victims of the recent fire incident at the Kano campus of the Nigerian Law School. The sad incident occurred towards midnight on the eve of Valentine’s Day 2020.

In his statement, Mr. Akpata said “I have just received the troubling news of the fire outbreak at the Nigerian Law School, Kano Campus which led to the sad loss of valuable properties belonging to the students of the institution. I offer my sincere sympathies to the students and management of the Nigerian Law School, particularly the Kano Campus. While I sympathise with the victims, I am grateful to the Almighty that no lives were lost. The properties lost are regrettable but replaceable”.

Continuing, he said, “I have just reached out to the Director General of the Nigerian Law School to offer my sympathies and to pledge my support. We owe our colleagues in training and aspirants to the Bar not just a qualitative learning experience but also a safe and comfortable learning environment”