Two children, aged four and two, lost their lives in a fire
that gutted their apartment at Kabong area of Jos North Local Government Area
of Plateau State.
The kids were said to have been locked in a room by their
mother, Talatu, a local beer seller in the area, who allegedly left them for an
unknown destination till 2a.m. on Monday, when she returned to find her
apartment burnt.The mother of the deceased children could not be reached at
press time, but a neighbour who did not want to be named, described the
incident as sad.
The neighbour said: “Talatu abandoned the children in her
room and went to confront her fiance, who had suddenly picked another lady to
marry.“She lit a candle before leaving. But before she returned,
the candle had burnt low and lit the mattress. The children got burnt without
anyone knowing.”One of the children died in the inferno, while the other who
was rushed to the hospital also gave up the ghost.
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