The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the fire incident at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Konduga, Borno State.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of NEMA in the North-East, Abdulkadir Ibrahim disclosed that the IDP camp located at College of Business Administration accommodates 6,213 IDPs.

Abdulkadir said: “The fire started at about 10. 40 am from the cooking area leading to the death of three people and causing injury to six persons.”

File photo: NEMA officials attend to persons at an IDP camp