A Lagos resident identified as
Jide Ojoola and son of the Balogun of Ejigbo, has been burnt to death in a fire
which consumed his father’s residence at Aminatu Ilo Street, Ejigbo, Lagos,
western Nigeria.
Neigbours said the father of the
victim is the brother of the Ojon of Ejigbo, Oba Moruf Adekunle Ojoola.
The fire, according to
witnesses, started around 2 a.m. on Tuesday and burnt the late Jide, who was
asleep, to ashes before it was put out.
Other occupants of the house, it
was gathered, ran out when the fire started, unaware that Jide was sleeping in
his room.
Properties worth millions of
naira were destroyed in the fire.
Investigations revealed that the
fire, caused by a burnt out candle light, started from the victim’s apartment.
The deceased was alleged to have
lighted the candle and forgot to put it out before he slept.
Neighbours told P.M.NEWS
that the late Jide attended a party a day before the incident and returned home
late.
“It was the candle that he
lighted that caused the fire. When he came home, there was no light, so, he had
to light a candle. The fire burnt everything in the house,” the neighbour
disclosed.
The charred body of the late
Jide has been recovered and deposited at the Isolo General Hospital, for
autopsy.
When our reporter visited the
residence, sympathisers gathered in front of the house, discussing the tragedy.
Efforts to speak with the father
of the deceased proved abortive, as he declined to speak on the incident.
“I’m
not in the mood to say anything,” he said.(PM News)
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