Anyaobi Michael and
Bola, his wife, have narrated how a fire at their home in Lagos killed four of
their children.
Aside from Esther, their daughter, four other children —
Prayer, Trust in God, Jeremiah, and Ebube — died in a “mysterious” fire that
gutted their house on June 25.
Speaking
with The Punch, Michael said he does not know
what caused the fire that devastated their home.
“On Saturday, June 25, 2022, I was with my wife and five children inside my apartment when NEPA brought light. I woke up to discover that they had brought light, then I switched over to NEPA and went back to bed. Around 1:30, I heard my son shouting ‘fire, fire’. Then I went outside the house and discovered a huge fire,” he said.
“I started calling my
neighbours. People came out to help us. Unfortunately, one of our sons,
Jeremiah, died instantly in the fire. I brought my son, Prayer, out. I brought
out my son, Trust in God, and my son, Ebube. They were already injured in the
fire. I live in a room and parlour ‘self contain’ with my wife and five
children.
“When my neighbour [moved] out, I took his place, because my
apartment was already tight for us. We took them to Ikorodu General Hospital.
They did the little they could do and referred us to Gbagada General Hospital.
“I don’t know what caused the fire.
“Prayer is 18; he has
taken SSCE. Trust is 15; Trust is planning to take the SSCE next year. Jeremiah
is in SS1. Ebube is in primary 6.”
On her part, Bola said the children died while her and her
husband sought medical help for them.
She said while the fire raged, their home still had
electricity supply.
“I don’t know who I offended that will want to do this; that will come and destroy my children — the children that I laboured for, then come and take all of them from me,” she said amid tears.
“When the incident happened, the senior one, Prayer, shouted
‘Daddy, fire!’
“At the hospital, they were still responding and crying that
they wanted water. But the nurses advised against that. At Ikeja, another child
gave up. After that, another gave up. I had to call my pastor to take me away.”
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