Calabar, Jan. 13, 2026 (NAN) The Federal Fire Service (FFS) Command in Cross River has confirmed an attack on its fire truck and personnel during an operation in Calabar.
The Commanding Officer, Olumayowa Olomola made the confirmation at an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Calabar.
Olomola said that five personnel of the service were injured during the attack by some disgruntled members of the public.
“Officials of the federal fire service were attacked, and a fire appliance vandalised around the Goldie axis of calabar metropolis while responding to a fire incident.
“We hear that they misunderstood us to be from the state fire service which they accused of delayed response.
“We were called by the Cross River Fire Service to respond. This is after they complained of lacking the capacity to respond,” she said.
The fire service official further said that the personnel could not disembark to extinguish the fire because of the attack.
Stones left in the Federal Fire Service truck after it was attacked on Sunday by angry mob at a fire scene
Olomola stated the state government had yet to fulfill its promise of providing medical supports for the injured personnel.
She said that the matter had been properly reported to the law enforcement agencies in order to apprehend those behind the acts.
The fire official urged residents to avoid indiscriminate bush burning, and other acts capable of causing fire outbreaks during the dry season.(NAN)
