Posted on: 05:18 Sun, 10 Jan 2016



The victim was a widower who was
burnt to death inside his house, leaving
behind two children aged between
seven and ten years.

It was a tragic end for 75–year-old
widower, Lamina Ishola who died as a
result of fire outbreak inside his home.

Punch reported the incident which
happened last Thursday (7 January,
2016) started off after the deceased
who was sick at that moment by
accident kicked a bush-lantern placed
by his side while sleeping.

It was gathered that the fire started
9:30pm on the said day, which
immediate spread and engulfed the
whole house but it was too late for old
Lamina to save himself.

“ Someone probably took a lantern to
Ishola because electricity supply to the
house had been disconnected because of
his inability to pay the bills.

“May be he accidentally kicked the
lantern and that resulted not fire which
burnt him to death. His remains were
buried on Friday .” Said Oseni a relatives
of the deceased.

The fire victim was said to have burnt
to death inside the house leaving
behind two children aged between
seven and ten years.