Ibrahim Jubril, one of the parents whose children were found
dead in an abandoned car in Lagos, says nobody knows how they got into the
vehicle.
Eight children were found dead in a Honda Pilot parked on
Adelayo street, Jah-Michael, along Badagry expressway in Lagos, on Saturday.
The children were said to be between the ages of four and
six.
On Sunday, Hakeem Odumosu, commissioner of police in Lagos,
ordered a “thorough and speedy” investigation into the circumstances
surrounding their death.
Speaking with NAN, Jubril, who lost four children — two boys
and two girls — said nobody knows how the children got locked inside the car.
The bereaved said he was inside a mosque when he was called
to come and see what had happened to the children.
“I was inside this central mosque when people came to call
me to come and see what happened to my children,” he said.
“Before I got to the
scene, they had brought them out of the car. Nobody knows how they got inside
the motor and locked themselves inside.
“As a Muslim, everything that happens in life comes from
Allah, we believe that it is Allah that gives and take back at any time in
life. My wife has also submitted to the will of Allah.
“We have buried our children according to Muslim rites and
we are here at the mosque praying to Allah to forgive them their sins.”
Also, Isiaka Abdul-Wahab, who lost three children in the
incident, said he has submitted to the will of Allah.
“My two boys,
Abdul-Wahab and Yakubu, then a girl, Zainab, just returned from Quranic school.
After eating, they started playing with their friends,” he said.
“I went to the mosque to pray for about an hour and from
there I went to Quranic school to see a friend.
“Suddenly, my wife sent for me. When I got there, I saw the
lifeless bodies of my children.
“We have submitted to the will of Allah because he is the
one who gives and takes.”
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