Three Children Die In Fire Outbreak In Amuwo Odofin
Yesterday A mum and her three kids just got back from church.....
The church had allegedly conducted a Special service for kids to avert any calamity where They were all anointed in the church service.
According to info reaching me,when they got back from church,Their mum locked them up in the house at 9pm,then left to an unknown location leaving the candle on....
the burning house
People by the road started shouting as they discovered There was a fire outbreak around 10pm and the kids were trapped inside the locked house. The 10yrs, 7yrs and 6month old baby were all burnt beyond recognition .....
Their dad was called when the fire was noticed and he ran back home to try rescuing them but the flames were much .
I just confirmed this morning and my source says All three kids did not survive............................
Please anyone who has info on this incident should please update us in the comment section...Thank you.
Please those of you who lock your kids indoors should beware.This can happen to anyone,locking your kids indoors and going out does not guarantee safety because the little ones do not know what to do when any dangerous situation arises!.
It's amazing how this type of occurrence keeps happening over and over again, is it that people don't learn?? Are u frigging kidding me? That woman needs to be behind bars for life! Cos she can't tell me she has never heard of this kinda case happening before..smh! This is beyond me abeg.... So sad and annoying especially because it was totally and absolutely avoidable.. May souls of those children RIP.. I can't begin to imagine the torture, pain and fear those children had in their last minutes.... just too sad
OmG! I'm lost for words right now. All 3 kids gone? All of u blaming this woman, without knowing her reason of going out at that time, should stop biko. Have u thought that she might v gone to look for food they'll eat that night? D use of candle clearly shows they r just managing life. I'm not saying locking them up is right. If u must blame, blame d mother & d father of those kids too. Where was he?
@chicrystal, I don't think you are a mother. Because if you are, you would not have made this senseless comment. Why would a mother go out @ 9pm to go look for food? What was she doing since morning? Moreover, the 10yrs old is old enough to lock d door from d back after her, so why did she lock them inside with a burning candle? What happened to recharge light? Abeg, d woman needs to be jailed for manslaughter period. This is so heart breaking.
@desire. Are u a mother? If u are, then you should know that no one feels the pain more than her right now, unless she deliberately set her kids on fire. The loss of one kid is unbearable, let alone 3(three) at once. According to your 'reasonable' comment, 'a 10 year old is old enough to lock the door from inside'. Now listen, he's not old enough to be left alone in some circumstances, let alone with other younger siblings. Reason is that kids play a lot, & can barely notice any abnormality, therefore they need guidance. Go back to my 1st comment & read again. Whereby the mother is not around, the father should vise visa, or another adult. I maintain that nobody knows her reason of leaving them alone at that time, so keep your judgment to yourself until proven that she's indeed wayward as some of you put it. As far as I know, some mother's act as the mum and dad to their kids, despite the husband being alive and bubbling. No one knows the actual case of this woman. Don't be too quick in judging people that you don't even know. Btw the food I mentioned earlier is an instance. I read someone mentioned putting the kids in the car, forgetting that all fingers are not equal. I repeat whatever her reasons are, locking them up with the candle on, shouldn't have been an option.
I stopped using candles 7yrs ago when I slept off whilst reading for an exam. The candle was placed in a supposed holder. Na God just wake me up at the right time oh. Woke up to see correct naked fire burning inside the room, all the windows were locked, was almost suffocating before I managed to run outside to carry a bucket of water and pour on the fire. Since then...RIP to these innocent ones.
Such a pity! why would a mother leave her little kids at night for that length of time, with a candle on?? haba na! some death are actually avoidable. so sad.
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That's d mistake my half brother made when I was barely a year and 9months old. But luckily only my right hip and part of my stomach got burnt. The scar remains but it's hidden. Nobody knows until I pull off. It put guys off till date. Even though I'm still single, thank God for life.
Some of our mothers in dis age cant wait for their first born to grow up so he/ she can begin the work of a caretaker...thats the case of this woman that felt the 10yr old shud be able to take care of the rest...I think?...itz doesnt work that way...oversea the affairs of ur kids to the end! Avoid stories that touch!
@anon 9:08 is that why we're here? You actually dropped a comment just to criticise after reading of such a sad occurrence? Na wah o.
But seriously tho! Even people in one bed room (very poor people) hardly use candle again. These chinese led lamps are everywhere and cost effective when you think of the cost of candles in the long run. If Nigeria had better power supply, these innocent kids would not have died. May they lowly souls RIP. Amen.
May their souls rest in peace •May God console dere parents •closing d door does nt guarantee safety at all am sure if d door was opened d children could av ran out even if nt all of them•so sad
O my G..... What a sad news, 3 innocent kids gone like that. Just can't imagine the pains they must have gone through.
What's so important that she had to leave her kids all alone at that time of the day, you asked of protection from God but you can't do your part in protecting your kids too. Sorry for saying this, but that woman was careless and that's the reason such thing had to happen.
Rest in peace little angels and may God see their parents through in this trying times Amen
leaving a six month old in the hand of other minor at 9pm is gross carelessness. where did she go at that time of the night?She prayed for the children's protection,but fail to work towards her prayers! 2bad.so sorry.
Anon 9:57 you sound like you are guilty of this. What's wrong with what Iyke David said? Truth is bitter indeed. Ok, lemme ask you, what does a 10 years old child know? How can any sensible person leave a baby in the care of a child of 10 years? Anyone who does that is highly irresponsible and stupid, I'm sorry to say so. If anything starts happening to that baby what can the 10 years old child do? That's if she even notices that the baby is not alright. I have a 14 years old relative in my house right now but I never leave her alone with my kids talk more of leaving my now 6 months old baby in her care. I dey mad??? I'd rather pack all of them in the car and we will go to that place together.
I remember @ age 12, my baby sister was convulsing and I and my then 11 years old brother didn't know. We were busy playing video game while the baby nearly died in her cot right in our presence. We didn't even notice! Thank God that Mum who was in the study reading (she was running her PhD programme then) came in at that moment to check on us and the baby. That was when she saw what was happening and raised alarm, then grabbed my baby sister and the rest is history.... Thank God that my sister is alive and healthy today, she is an undergraduate now.
My point is that, a 10 old child should not be allowed to look after a baby unsupervised especially at night with doors locked from outside! Jeeeezze! That child could easily get distracted or even sleep off. I'm sure that was what happened in this case for her not to see the candle when it fell and started burning.
It's a pity what happened has happened but people should learn from the woman's mistake instead of insulting anyone who points out the woman's negligence. We are all here to learn. My dear, don't be too quick to shut people up and throw insults, ok?
Rest in peace little angels. My heart bleeds for you. Such a terrible way to die. My God console your parents and loved ones. I guess you 3 are in heaven now. #sighs
The woman went for a quickee.Shes a slut!Some women are not fit to be mothers.That fire may have lasted for another 3hrs before it got to those children.What is a mother doing out there at that time of the day?I don't trust that woman,she should be questioned!
What exactly did she need to buy @9pm? Why didn't she buy those things on her way back from church? How can you leave a 6months old for a child of 10yrs. I am the first born and have 5 younger ones. Not for ones did my mum leave me with a baby until I was 15 and the baby was 10months then. Walking and eating all kinds of food. When we come back from school,she drops us at our aunts place until she's back from work,comes and pick us up. Once she enters the house nothing makes her go out again because of fear of the unknown. Mothers should be that way. Why would you leave candle for them when you can buy rechargeable lantern for less? Mothers please stop been careless please
May they kids rest in peace. I can't begin to imagine they pain they were in because I am sure at some point,they woke up but couldn't escape..
Too tragic. The Devil was on her case that night. Am sure she's used to leaving them for a few and nothing happened in the past. She did the wrong thing but I cannot blame her still. NO mother would wish one of her kids dead, not to mention all 3. Ahh she's finished. I can't imagine. Only God can make her recover from this rude deadly shock. I feel sorry for her. God
Thank u anony genny STFUp wiv ur story story biko. U ppl will come here forming holy holy dis can happen to any fucking person. Typing shitty epistle all day long.
Someone is pointing out the truth and you annonymous(es) are very quick to throw insults at her. Whether she told stories or wrote an epistle is not d main thing here. Pick the lessons in the story/epistle. How can you say a 10yr old child is old enough to take care of a baby?
If you plan to engage in this kinda act or u have been doing it in the past,pls put a stop to it and learn from dis woman's mistake. Its better to learn from other people's mistake than to make a costly mistake others will learn from.
OMG! Madam na divorce get you ooooo.... so sad....and we keep paying for the incompetence of our govt. ...no electricity! The blood of the innocent will cry for justice on all those thieving power drunk senators, governors and their likes. May their souls rest in peace....and may God give the parents the grace to bear this....The woman will never be the same again....sad...TC
This is so unfortunate. Why the kids? Why not their careless mother?. I witnessed a similar incident in 2005, which still breaks my heart till today. They died holding each other, aged 2 and 4. Only God knew what those kids passed through that night.
Potable the thing taya me o,do dey still use candles??I won't be surprised to women went to see one yeye man o,cos her hubby is not around ,chai this na tragedy,I remeber one woman that locked her 3kids in the car and windows where closed under hot sun and went into the bank,when she came back the 3kids where gone.its such a pity.
Na wa! Na real wa! This is not the first time I am reading or hearing this kind of news. But mothers no go hear. Candle ke. And she even locked d door. D last time I read dis kind of news, d woman claimed she didint lock d door, that it was locked by some supernatural means. Wat is dis ones excuse? Oh poor innocent children.
OMG!!! That woman shouldn't have been left alone.which woman won't be suicidal with this tragedy.mtcheew so sad. I'm sure everyone was blaming her at once forgetting that her 3 children just died. So sad, what a tragedy!!!!! Let us as mothers be learningoo, say no to candle in ur houses no matter d emergency. Lets buy lamp if rechargeable is 2 expensive. Chai!!!!
Poor babies,this is so sad.May God grant the parents strength to bear the loss especially the woman,she will blame herself so much and people will blame her too.
wat a tragedy. RIP to those little kids. this is a good caution to people who use candle or lock up their children when they are not around without any body watching them
So sad! Why will the mother lock them up at that time of the day? Where did she even go to leaving her 6months old baby at home with younger kids? RIP to the dead.
This is very sad indeed. May their innocent souls rest in peace, amen! People should be careful with things like this. Let this horrific incident open everyone's eyes. We should always ask ourselves, 'what if something goes wrong?' Instead of assuming everything will be fine.
She could have at least taken the 6month old with her. Leaving a 6months old baby, a helpless child to burn. The other kids may have been able to try doing something if they were not asleep but what can a 6month old baby do? I have a 6month old and just the thought of leaving that helpless child with the other minors breaks my heart. Gross carelessness and I pray God gives her strength to cope. Their souls rest in peace...
Some of us are guilty of this . Make I just run go shop now ,now before them wake !!! Kassala go bust .ive done it too ,to the extent of leaving them in car to buy something in shop ,this is a wake up call for me can't try it again. Rip to the little ones .
Oh no! I do not want to judge this woman because I know right now she can't forive herself for this. Maybe she just rushed to buy something and didn't want to drag all kids wit her that late in the night. But candle though??? Arghhh! No now! Ohh! Had I know will be her lament now. Mothers we need to learn from this. I am also guilty of locking my kids indoors asking them to stay glued to watching 307 while I dash off to get stuff nearby. But I will never try it again. Anything could go wrong. It may be electrical fault or anything. God help ur children. Continue to order our steps and guide our path. Poor kids. May their souls rest in peace. This is too much to bear. Poor woman!
Tragic!Tragic!Tragic. My God,most parents re guilty of dis,locking up minors alone in an apartment. I wonder d pains those kids musy have gone tru while in d burning house,feelin abadoned,no support frm mom or dad2 pull dem2 safety. *tears in my eyes nw* let me stop here4nw
This is so sad, my heart aches while imagining the pain those children went through while the fire was burning them. Sleep on in the Bosom of our Lord little ones.
Eiya, RIP innocent children. How could a mother take such risk. Wasting your children over avoidable mistake. May be some no dey experience labour pain.Isikwanum kwuo gini.
When i intend going out and my lil sisters are home,i just lock the kitchen,lock my room, put all the matches inside my handbag,open their mummy's room, the toilet and bathroom for them to play and scatter,commit them into the hands of God and off i go cos kids are always kids and can be helpless in some situations...May God bless the dead and console their parents.
Jesus Christ of Nazareth! This is too saddening. What they were trying to avert eventually happened. I wonder where she went as at that time of the night, she could have left the kids with a neighbor. Innocent little ones. What a pity.
Stella i sent you an email before i saw this post. The mother made a mistake accepted but she sells noodles and has her shop in front of their building where she cooks and sells to her customer not the other way round about her leaving for an unknown destination. All three children died and was taken away by mobile policemen. I also want to plead with the emergency rescue to always be proactive and respond immediately to issues like this. I commend the fire service men who came but they were a little late coming.
Oh NO! Even more sad. Trying to joggle between making ends meet while her kids are safe indoors, or so she thought. but if she was within close range didn't she hear them scream or see the fire? Am just asking myself questions as if I can undo what has happened. Ah Father Lord!!!!
What did I just read? This is so UNBELIEVABLE !!! It is so so painful and this is avoidable mistake ,within a twinkle of an eye A MOTHER OF THREE KIDS IS SUDDENLY A WOMAN WITH NO CHILD COZ OF HER CARELESSNESS. Pls this can be very SUCIDAL TO THE WOMAN PLS THEY SHOULD HELP HER GET HOLD OF HERSELF. So sorry it's really heartbreaking, I pray God to give her the FORTITUDE TO BEAR THIS GREAT AND MASSIVE LOSS AMEN!!!
This is so sad! Can't just imagine the trauma those children went through. Do pple still use candles?? Very painful! Rip little angels, God bless your souls.
Where in the name of God did this woman go at that time of the night leaving a candle in a room containing 3 children? Now see the repercussions. God help her so her husband doesn't divorce her.
oh my world..oh no.if d woman sells jst infrnt of d haus,y wer ha kids nt wt her.jst in frnt of d haus n all kids wer burnt witout any rescue.oh God.dis is saddening.i pray God restores dat lady cuz she might loose it.
To think they just came from d church n were even anointed against evil!smh this is beyond sad GOD!may their soul rip n may d family find comfort!!!!sdk princess
To think they just came from d church n were even anointed against evil smh this is beyond sad God!!!may their soul rip n may d family find comfort!sdk princess
When devil wan work, all d senses e go remove from ur brain. Where d husband/ father of d kids been dey sef? Always leaving d care of d kids to mothers. Painful! The Lord is my shepherd... -D Power of Alchemy.
I had a bad night yesterday coupled with the late emergency response.
There was a fire outbreak in my estate(Jakande Estate mile 2) and for close to an hour there was no fire service to put out the fire. All response gotten from the emergency number of Lagos State is that they already aware and the fire service is on its way.
Maybe if they had been there earlier the house would have been saved and no life would have been lost.
A mother lost all her three children to the fire(which i pray no mother experiences such in her lifetime, it was a terrible and sad experience as we all watched helplessly as the fire razed the two flat.
I commend the effort of the youth in my estate cos they tried all they could to put out the fire but all efforts fail.
Please help use your medium to get to both the state and federal government to make emergency response quick and easy cos we had to wait endlessly for the fire service from oshodi to arrive and another joined about twenty minutes later. I also implore parents not to leave underage kids alone at home.
Attached are some of the pictures but they are not very clear cos of the time.
Nobody noticed before the fire exploded so much? No one could go in and save they kids? Like unlocking the door and asking the kids to run out? Because they might have been awake. No one could go in with wet blankets or something.. I am just so pained. 3 kids just like that? So a woman who was a mother of 3 kids turned childless. My God. You see the thing candle does eh. And people still keep buying it. Candle has razed and burnt down many houses,children and properties. I feel for the woman. What would the man say now to her? Where was the man sef? Chai. This is sad. Too sad
Rip to the kids so sad,my brother would have suffered the same fate if not God long time ago he put on a candle and slept off,thank God for people at home
I have stayed in Lagos before and one of my observation is that november,december,january are always filled with fire incident, I don't know if its a ritual or what. Everyone pls pray and be careful too.
********* Nigerians try to do without candle in your house. Candle is worse than a bomb and its demonic. If you lit a candle on top the table and you are watching it, the moment it burns out it will go off but the moment you lit a candle on top that same table and you are not around that candle will not burn out instead it will burn the table along and there by causing fire in the entire house***************
What a tragedy! Poor children! Accidents happen all the time and could happen to anyone, but somethings can be avoided.
In this day and age why would someone still be using candles, and not only that, leaving small children with the candle? This may not even be the 1st time. RIP to the innocent kids. God help that family.
I am so angry @ such a tragic loss due to negligence! I live in d same jakande estate & I don't understand what noodles she is selling by that time in front of d building because shop owners are closing early because of robbers, supermarkets and chemists stay up to 10pm, so what type of food is she selling that she lock a 6 month old baby with her 2 other children with a candle on! CANDLE! CANDLE! CANDLE! In this time and age? With d enlightement & awareness of d dangers of candle,she did this nonsense! I feel like strangling her! Nobody should cuss me out because she is the penny wise pound foolish type! How much is kerosene lamp? How much is rechargeable lamp? How much is tourclight? What does she use in her shop to attend to her customers? WHY DIDN'T SHE RUN TO OPEN THE DOOR SINCE THE KEY IS WITH HER? OR GIVE ANY OF THE BOYS WHO WERE HELPING TO RUN FASTER AND OPEN THE DOOR? IF THE OTHER OCCUPANTS IN THE 5 FLATS COULD RUN OUT TO SAFETY, WHY, NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO SAVE THE CHILDREN?
I am so furious! Imagining d pain and tears those children went through! She is stupid! She is an idiot! C-R-Y-I-N-G
This happened at blk 73 low cost housing estate. Amuwo Odofin. I learnt d woman ran mental cos of d shock of d incident. She is in a church now, being prayed for. So sad. Leaving children alone is dangerous, but what do u do wen u don't have a nanny? I stay in d same estate and on Dat same day of dis incident, I came back from work around 7pm, and my children were all sleeping 3of den, d oldest 9yrs.cos dey have d house key, school bus drops them by 4pm. I had to hire a ladder and look for someone to climb and clout their names from d window, before they woke up to open d door. What do we do, wen we don't have a house help and also have to work to make ends meet. May God help us.
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Oh my world! This is tragic!
ReplyDeleteOh my God! I'm in tears. I can't imagine hw d couple feels right now. Kai where will dey start 4m now? OMG
DeleteIt's amazing how this type of occurrence keeps happening over and over again, is it that people don't learn?? Are u frigging kidding me? That woman needs to be behind bars for life! Cos she can't tell me she has never heard of this kinda case happening before..smh! This is beyond me abeg.... So sad and annoying especially because it was totally and absolutely avoidable.. May souls of those children RIP.. I can't begin to imagine the torture, pain and fear those children had in their last minutes.... just too sad
DeleteSo u have a heart,#idiot# frustrated aso time and time out okpoko in benin janet dat went 2 upgrade in australia. Ozwo
DeleteSo u have a heart,#idiot# frustrated aso time and time out okpoko in benin janet dat went 2 upgrade in australia. Ozwo
DeleteHaba nah 9:55, Una no de tire?
DeleteMay God rest their souls , amen!
DeleteOmG! I'm lost for words right now. All 3 kids gone? All of u blaming this woman, without knowing her reason of going out at that time, should stop biko. Have u thought that she might v gone to look for food they'll eat that night? D use of candle clearly shows they r just managing life. I'm not saying locking them up is right. If u must blame, blame d mother & d father of those kids too. Where was he?
DeleteJesus!!!!!!! This is very painful. Great loss!!!
Delete@chicrystal, I don't think you are a mother. Because if you are, you would not have made this senseless comment.
DeleteWhy would a mother go out @ 9pm to go look for food? What was she doing since morning?
Moreover, the 10yrs old is old enough to lock d door from d back after her, so why did she lock them inside with a burning candle?
What happened to recharge light? Abeg, d woman needs to be jailed for manslaughter period. This is so heart breaking.
@desire. Are u a mother? If u are, then you should know that no one feels the pain more than her right now, unless she deliberately set her kids on fire. The loss of one kid is unbearable, let alone 3(three) at once. According to your 'reasonable' comment, 'a 10 year old is old enough to lock the door from inside'. Now listen, he's not old enough to be left alone in some circumstances, let alone with other younger siblings. Reason is that kids play a lot, & can barely notice any abnormality, therefore they need guidance. Go back to my 1st comment & read again. Whereby the mother is not around, the father should vise visa, or another adult. I maintain that nobody knows her reason of leaving them alone at that time, so keep your judgment to yourself until proven that she's indeed wayward as some of you put it. As far as I know, some mother's act as the mum and dad to their kids, despite the husband being alive and bubbling. No one knows the actual case of this woman. Don't be too quick in judging people that you don't even know. Btw the food I mentioned earlier is an instance. I read someone mentioned putting the kids in the car, forgetting that all fingers are not equal. I repeat whatever her reasons are, locking them up with the candle on, shouldn't have been an option.
DeleteI stopped using candles 7yrs ago when I slept off whilst reading for an exam. The candle was placed in a supposed holder. Na God just wake me up at the right time oh. Woke up to see correct naked fire burning inside the room, all the windows were locked, was almost suffocating before I managed to run outside to carry a bucket of water and pour on the fire. Since then...RIP to these innocent ones.
DeleteSuch a pity! why would a mother leave her little kids at night for that length of time, with a candle on?? haba na! some death are actually avoidable. so sad.
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That's d mistake my half brother made when I was barely a year and 9months old. But luckily only my right hip and part of my stomach got burnt. The scar remains but it's hidden. Nobody knows until I pull off. It put guys off till date. Even though I'm still single, thank God for life.
DeleteThis is so sad, carelessness on their mothet's side... may the souls of those innocent kids RIP
DeleteGOD . WHICH TYPE OF MOTHER IS SHE . RIP TO INNOCENT KIDS .
ReplyDeleteSome of our mothers in dis age cant wait for their first born to grow up so he/ she can begin the work of a caretaker...thats the case of this woman that felt the 10yr old shud be able to take care of the rest...I think?...itz doesnt work that way...oversea the affairs of ur kids to the end! Avoid stories that touch!
DeleteUr mum must have also left u to buy somethings around...buh nothing happened to u...now u are here yarning crap!....
DeleteIts not crap, mothers should born less and care for d few they have. Even theres a baby there.
DeleteBuy what? Where was she that the fire got so big?
DeleteThe pastor is a ritualist
Stellaaaa, "this can be happen" ke?
ReplyDeleteCritic!
Delete@anon 9:08 is that why we're here? You actually dropped a comment just to criticise after reading of such a sad occurrence? Na wah o.
DeleteBut seriously tho! Even people in one bed room (very poor people) hardly use candle again. These chinese led lamps are everywhere and cost effective when you think of the cost of candles in the long run. If Nigeria had better power supply, these innocent kids would not have died.
May they lowly souls RIP. Amen.
Dat was. D first thing I thot of. Candle ke? When there's 100naira rechargeable torch.
DeleteThe mother was too careless joor.
May their souls rest in peace •May God console dere parents •closing d door does nt guarantee safety at all am sure if d door was opened d children could av ran out even if nt all of them•so sad
ReplyDeleteSad. RIP kids.
DeleteOh no!
ReplyDeletePoor poor kids!
I just pray they were asleep and died from smoke inhalation and not the blazing fire!
This is Soo sad!!
2 kids and a helpless 6months old baby???
May GoD comfort their Parents ooooo
Heaven just gained Three Beautiful Angels....
Same thing I hoped. I pray it was a painless death.
DeleteOh God.....it's so hard to say it is well.
This is really so sad. May their souls rest in peace.
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O my G..... What a sad news, 3 innocent kids gone like that. Just can't imagine the pains they must have gone through.
DeleteWhat's so important that she had to leave her kids all alone at that time of the day, you asked of protection from God but you can't do your part in protecting your kids too. Sorry for saying this, but that woman was careless and that's the reason such thing had to happen.
Rest in peace little angels and may God see their parents through in this trying times Amen
Eyaa. Such a painful death n trying time for the couple. I pray he forgives the wife. RIP to d dead
ReplyDeleteNa wah oh. It is one thing to pray and another to take precaution. May God rest their soul.
ReplyDeleteSo painful eyahhhh
DeleteOh God dis is terrible, can't deal
ReplyDeleteleaving a six month old in the hand of other minor at 9pm is gross carelessness. where did she go at that time of the night?She prayed for the children's protection,but fail to work towards her prayers! 2bad.so sorry.
ReplyDeleteJust shut up all you judgemental nimwits....haba!...cant a 10 year old look after a 6months old child???haba!...
Delete@gross carelessness, are you okay?
DeleteIf she doesn't have a nanny and needs to rush to the busstop to buy something, should she take the baby at 9pm?
@Anon: You must be a glorified IDIOT. How on earth can a 10yr old look after a 6month old?
DeleteAnon 9:57 you sound like you are guilty of this. What's wrong with what Iyke David said?
DeleteTruth is bitter indeed.
Ok, lemme ask you, what does a 10 years old child know?
How can any sensible person leave a baby in the care of a child of 10 years? Anyone who does that is highly irresponsible and stupid, I'm sorry to say so.
If anything starts happening to that baby what can the 10 years old child do? That's if she even notices that the baby is not alright.
I have a 14 years old relative in my house right now but I never leave her alone with my kids talk more of leaving my now 6 months old baby in her care. I dey mad???
I'd rather pack all of them in the car and we will go to that place together.
I remember @ age 12, my baby sister was convulsing and I and my then 11 years old brother didn't know. We were busy playing video game while the baby nearly died in her cot right in our presence.
We didn't even notice!
Thank God that Mum who was in the study reading (she was running her PhD programme then) came in at that moment to check on us and the baby. That was when she saw what was happening and raised alarm, then grabbed my baby sister and the rest is history....
Thank God that my sister is alive and healthy today, she is an undergraduate now.
My point is that, a 10 old child should not be allowed to look after a baby unsupervised especially at night with doors locked from outside!
Jeeeezze!
That child could easily get distracted or even sleep off. I'm sure that was what happened in this case for her not to see the candle when it fell and started burning.
It's a pity what happened has happened but people should learn from the woman's mistake instead of insulting anyone who points out the woman's negligence.
We are all here to learn.
My dear, don't be too quick to shut people up and throw insults, ok?
Rest in peace little angels.
My heart bleeds for you.
Such a terrible way to die.
My God console your parents and loved ones.
I guess you 3 are in heaven now.
#sighs
Iyke you are right. She left by 9 and the fire started by 10.that's one whole hour. What was so important for crying out loud
DeleteThe woman went for a quickee.Shes a slut!Some women are not fit to be mothers.That fire may have lasted for another 3hrs before it got to those children.What is a mother doing out there at that time of the day?I don't trust that woman,she should be questioned!
DeleteWhat exactly did she need to buy @9pm? Why didn't she buy those things on her way back from church? How can you leave a 6months old for a child of 10yrs.
DeleteI am the first born and have 5 younger ones. Not for ones did my mum leave me with a baby until I was 15 and the baby was 10months then. Walking and eating all kinds of food. When we come back from school,she drops us at our aunts place until she's back from work,comes and pick us up. Once she enters the house nothing makes her go out again because of fear of the unknown. Mothers should be that way. Why would you leave candle for them when you can buy rechargeable lantern for less? Mothers please stop been careless please
May they kids rest in peace. I can't begin to imagine they pain they were in because I am sure at some point,they woke up but couldn't escape..
Too tragic. The Devil was on her case that night. Am sure she's used to leaving them for a few and nothing happened in the past. She did the wrong thing but I cannot blame her still. NO mother would wish one of her kids dead, not to mention all 3. Ahh she's finished. I can't imagine. Only God can make her recover from this rude deadly shock. I feel sorry for her. God
DeleteGenny whateva keep ur epistle to urself.... a 10 year old can stay with their siblings...dats for a fact...
DeleteThank u anony genny STFUp wiv ur story story biko. U ppl will come here forming holy holy dis can happen to any fucking person. Typing shitty epistle all day long.
DeleteSomeone is pointing out the truth and you annonymous(es) are very quick to throw insults at her. Whether she told stories or wrote an epistle is not d main thing here. Pick the lessons in the story/epistle. How can you say a 10yr old child is old enough to take care of a baby?
DeleteIf you plan to engage in this kinda act or u have been doing it in the past,pls put a stop to it and learn from dis woman's mistake. Its better to learn from other people's mistake than to make a costly mistake others will learn from.
A word is enough for d wise.
Sad news dis mornin..nawa o!
ReplyDeleteU've said it all shugabarbie!
DeleteOMG! Madam na divorce get you ooooo.... so sad....and we keep paying for the incompetence of our govt. ...no electricity! The blood of the innocent will cry for justice on all those thieving power drunk senators, governors and their likes. May their souls rest in peace....and may God give the parents the grace to bear this....The woman will never be the same again....sad...TC
ReplyDeleteMy dear, I pray there is peace in her home. Maybe na kerosene she say make she rush go buy sef.
DeleteKerosene for 1 hour? Haba
DeleteHmmmm! God have mercy!
ReplyDeleteSo sad. Where will she start from? I'm also guilty guilty of this.
ReplyDeleteIhekire Tony
ReplyDeleteThis is so unfortunate.
Why the kids? Why not their careless mother?. I witnessed a similar incident in 2005, which still breaks my heart till today. They died holding each other, aged 2 and 4. Only God knew what those kids passed through that night.
How is she careless?
DeleteOMG !! Y candle? We have lamp n rechargeable lamps also!!!!!! Rip 2 them,such a sad story.
ReplyDeletePotable the thing taya me o,do dey still use candles??I won't be surprised to women went to see one yeye man o,cos her hubby is not around ,chai this na tragedy,I remeber one woman that locked her 3kids in the car and windows where closed under hot sun and went into the bank,when she came back the 3kids where gone.its such a pity.
DeleteNa wa! Na real wa! This is not the first time I am reading or hearing this kind of news. But mothers no go hear. Candle ke. And she even locked d door. D last time I read dis kind of news, d woman claimed she didint lock d door, that it was locked by some supernatural means. Wat is dis ones excuse? Oh poor innocent children.
ReplyDeleteSorry I have left a comment before but I just had to update you, the woman in question has committed suicide.
ReplyDeleteIt is just a pity
Ify, re u for real??. Wat sort of news is dis....may dey all rest in peace. Poor woman guess she couldn't bear it. **tears**
DeleteIfy, re u for real??. Wat sort of news is dis....may dey all rest in peace. Poor woman guess she couldn't bear it. **tears**
DeleteOh no! Oh noo!
DeleteOmgg!!
Goosebumps!!
Liar, she is still alive, she was my church member... poor info
DeleteLiar, am with her @ church, she is alive, it can happen to anyone pls stop bein judgmental, just pray devil wot trick you or use..
DeleteOMG!!! That woman shouldn't have been left alone.which woman won't be suicidal with this tragedy.mtcheew so sad. I'm sure everyone was blaming her at once forgetting that her 3 children just died. So sad, what a tragedy!!!!! Let us as mothers be learningoo, say no to candle in ur houses no matter d emergency. Lets buy lamp if rechargeable is 2 expensive. Chai!!!!
DeleteFor real! So sad!
DeleteBertie and ify, who will we believe?
DeleteBut where on earth would she have been at that time of the nite? So sad..... may their souls RIP
ReplyDeletePoor babies,this is so sad.May God grant the parents strength to bear the loss especially the woman,she will blame herself so much and people will blame her too.
ReplyDeletewat a tragedy. RIP to those little kids. this is a good caution to people who use candle or lock up their children when they are not around without any body watching them
ReplyDeleteJesus! Y candle Na? OMG!!! What took her out by that time? Ewuu chimoo!
ReplyDeleteSo sad! Why will the mother lock them up at that time of the day? Where did she even go to leaving her 6months old baby at home with younger kids? RIP to the dead.
ReplyDeleteThis is very sad indeed. May their innocent souls rest in peace, amen! People should be careful with things like this. Let this horrific incident open everyone's eyes. We should always ask ourselves, 'what if something goes wrong?' Instead of assuming everything will be fine.
ReplyDeleteIt's ma bday,am so happy to be alive
ReplyDeleteHbd fola
DeleteJesus!!
ReplyDeleteWho still uses candles!!!!!!!
This is sad!
May their souls rest in peace.
I can never understand Lagos life, 9pm and you are not home with your children?
Where did she even go to? Poor helpless kids, may God comfort their parents. Real bad news this morning.
ReplyDeleteShe could have at least taken the 6month old with her. Leaving a 6months old baby, a helpless child to burn. The other kids may have been able to try doing something if they were not asleep but what can a 6month old baby do? I have a 6month old and just the thought of leaving that helpless child with the other minors breaks my heart. Gross carelessness and I pray God gives her strength to cope. Their souls rest in peace...
ReplyDeleteThis is really a sad event
ReplyDeleteOmg,can't imagine their cries
ReplyDeleteOh my! What a sad loss. Poor children.
ReplyDeleteSome of us are guilty of this . Make I just run go shop now ,now before them wake !!! Kassala go bust .ive done it too ,to the extent of leaving them in car to buy something in shop ,this is a wake up call for me can't try it again. Rip to the little ones .
ReplyDeleteI have four kids. If all of us are in d car n I want to buy something,we ALL go into d shop.
DeleteThis just broke my heart, I hv a 6months old baby and I can't imagine the pain they wld hv gone thru.
ReplyDeleteOh no! I do not want to judge this woman because I know right now she can't forive herself for this. Maybe she just rushed to buy something and didn't want to drag all kids wit her that late in the night. But candle though??? Arghhh! No now! Ohh! Had I know will be her lament now. Mothers we need to learn from this. I am also guilty of locking my kids indoors asking them to stay glued to watching 307 while I dash off to get stuff nearby. But I will never try it again. Anything could go wrong. It may be electrical fault or anything. God help ur children. Continue to order our steps and guide our path. Poor kids. May their souls rest in peace. This is too much to bear. Poor woman!
ReplyDeleteWell said,,it is really a wake up call for me too. Rather u keep them with your neighbour than lock them up alone in the house.
DeleteTragic!Tragic!Tragic. My God,most parents re guilty of dis,locking up minors alone in an apartment. I wonder d pains those kids musy have gone tru while in d burning house,feelin abadoned,no support frm mom or dad2 pull dem2 safety. *tears in my eyes nw* let me stop here4nw
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad, my heart aches while imagining the pain those children went through while the fire was burning them. Sleep on in the Bosom of our Lord little ones.
ReplyDeleteEiya, RIP innocent children. How could a mother take such risk. Wasting your children over avoidable mistake. May be some no dey experience labour pain.Isikwanum kwuo gini.
ReplyDeleteWhen i intend going out and my lil sisters are home,i just lock the kitchen,lock my room, put all the matches inside my handbag,open their mummy's room, the toilet and bathroom for them to play and scatter,commit them into the hands of God and off i go cos kids are always kids and can be helpless in some situations...May God bless the dead and console their parents.
ReplyDeleteJesus Christ of Nazareth! This is too saddening. What they were trying to avert eventually happened. I wonder where she went as at that time of the night, she could have left the kids with a neighbor. Innocent little ones. What a pity.
ReplyDeleteStella i sent you an email before i saw this post. The mother made a mistake accepted but she sells noodles and has her shop in front of their building where she cooks and sells to her customer not the other way round about her leaving for an unknown destination. All three children died and was taken away by mobile policemen. I also want to plead with the emergency rescue to always be proactive and respond immediately to issues like this. I commend the fire service men who came but they were a little late coming.
ReplyDeleteOh NO! Even more sad. Trying to joggle between making ends meet while her kids are safe indoors, or so she thought. but if she was within close range didn't she hear them scream or see the fire? Am just asking myself questions as if I can undo what has happened. Ah Father Lord!!!!
DeleteWhat did I just read? This is so UNBELIEVABLE !!! It is so so painful and this is avoidable mistake ,within a twinkle of an eye A MOTHER OF THREE KIDS IS SUDDENLY A WOMAN WITH NO CHILD COZ OF HER CARELESSNESS. Pls this can be very SUCIDAL TO THE WOMAN PLS THEY SHOULD HELP HER GET HOLD OF HERSELF. So sorry it's really heartbreaking, I pray God to give her the FORTITUDE TO BEAR THIS GREAT AND MASSIVE LOSS AMEN!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad! Can't just imagine the trauma those children went through. Do pple still use candles?? Very painful!
ReplyDeleteRip little angels, God bless your souls.
Where in the name of God did this woman go at that time of the night leaving a candle in a room containing 3 children? Now see the repercussions. God help her so her husband doesn't divorce her.
ReplyDeleteoh my world..oh no.if d woman sells jst infrnt of d haus,y wer ha kids nt wt her.jst in frnt of d haus n all kids wer burnt witout any rescue.oh God.dis is saddening.i pray God restores dat lady cuz she might loose it.
ReplyDeleteMay their beautiful souls rest in peace....this is not a time to shift blames on the mother
ReplyDeleteDis is really so disheartening.....may their innocent soul rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteSo sad! R.i.p little ones!!!
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ReplyDeleteThis is so sad!No adult or parent should leave little children unattended to, more so, in a locked house and at night.
ReplyDeleteTo think they just came from d church n were even anointed against evil!smh this is beyond sad GOD!may their soul rip n may d family find comfort!!!!sdk princess
ReplyDeleteSMH…Who locks up children in the house??!! To go where? To do what?..SMH..I don't get this. R.I.P to the children.
ReplyDeleteTo think they just came from d church n were even anointed against evil smh this is beyond sad God!!!may their soul rip n may d family find comfort!sdk princess
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Oh God what a sad news may God strengthen d woman and d hubby cos dis is a life time truma..RIP poor kids
ReplyDeleteWhen devil wan work, all d senses e go remove from ur brain. Where d husband/ father of d kids been dey sef? Always leaving d care of d kids to mothers. Painful! The Lord is my shepherd... -D Power of Alchemy.
ReplyDeleteDear Stella,
ReplyDeleteI had a bad night yesterday coupled with the late emergency response.
There was a fire outbreak in my estate(Jakande Estate mile 2) and for close to an hour there was no fire service to put out the fire. All response gotten from the emergency number of Lagos State is that they already aware and the fire service is on its way.
Maybe if they had been there earlier the house would have been saved and no life would have been lost.
A mother lost all her three children to the fire(which i pray no mother experiences such in her lifetime, it was a terrible and sad experience as we all watched helplessly as the fire razed the two flat.
I commend the effort of the youth in my estate cos they tried all they could to put out the fire but all efforts fail.
Please help use your medium to get to both the state and federal government to make emergency response quick and easy cos we had to wait endlessly for the fire service from oshodi to arrive and another joined about twenty minutes later. I also implore parents not to leave underage kids alone at home.
Attached are some of the pictures but they are not very clear cos of the time.
Thanks.
Zee.
Nobody noticed before the fire exploded so much? No one could go in and save they kids? Like unlocking the door and asking the kids to run out? Because they might have been awake. No one could go in with wet blankets or something.. I am just so pained. 3 kids just like that? So a woman who was a mother of 3 kids turned childless. My God. You see the thing candle does eh. And people still keep buying it. Candle has razed and burnt down many houses,children and properties. I feel for the woman. What would the man say now to her? Where was the man sef? Chai. This is sad. Too sad
DeleteI am just imaginig wht those kids were doing during fire outbrk (wit tears), may ur gentle soul RIP poor children.
ReplyDeleteRip to the kids so sad,my brother would have suffered the same fate if not God long time ago he put on a candle and slept off,thank God for people at home
ReplyDeleteHad it bin there was power supply this evil would have bin averted.
ReplyDeleteI have stayed in Lagos before and one of my observation is that november,december,january are always filled with fire incident, I don't know if its a ritual or what. Everyone pls pray and be careful too.
ReplyDeleteThat woman should be stoned to death.
ReplyDelete********* Nigerians try to do without candle in your house. Candle is worse than a bomb and its demonic. If you lit a candle on top the table and you are watching it, the moment it burns out it will go off but the moment you lit a candle on top that same table and you are not around that candle will not burn out instead it will burn the table along and there by causing fire in the entire house***************
Terrible, RIP little angels
ReplyDeleteWhat a tragedy! Poor children! Accidents happen all the time and could happen to anyone, but somethings can be avoided.
ReplyDeleteIn this day and age why would someone still be using candles, and not only that, leaving small children with the candle?
This may not even be the 1st time. RIP to the innocent kids. God help that family.
Oh my! My heart is heavy as I read. The souls of the children rest in peace.#crying#
ReplyDeleteI am so angry @ such a tragic loss due to negligence! I live in d same jakande estate & I don't understand what noodles she is selling by that time in front of d building because shop owners are closing early because of robbers, supermarkets and chemists stay up to 10pm, so what type of food is she selling that she lock a 6 month old baby with her 2 other children with a candle on! CANDLE! CANDLE! CANDLE! In this time and age? With d enlightement & awareness of d dangers of candle,she did this nonsense! I feel like strangling her! Nobody should cuss me out because she is the penny wise pound foolish type! How much is kerosene lamp? How much is rechargeable lamp? How much is tourclight? What does she use in her shop to attend to her customers?
ReplyDeleteWHY DIDN'T SHE RUN TO OPEN THE DOOR SINCE THE KEY IS WITH HER? OR GIVE ANY OF THE BOYS WHO WERE HELPING TO RUN FASTER AND OPEN THE DOOR? IF THE OTHER OCCUPANTS IN THE 5 FLATS COULD RUN OUT TO SAFETY, WHY, NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO SAVE THE CHILDREN?
I am so furious! Imagining d pain and tears those children went through! She is stupid! She is an idiot! C-R-Y-I-N-G
This happened at blk 73 low cost housing estate. Amuwo Odofin. I learnt d woman ran mental cos of d shock of d incident. She is in a church now, being prayed for. So sad. Leaving children alone is dangerous, but what do u do wen u don't have a nanny? I stay in d same estate and on Dat same day of dis incident, I came back from work around 7pm, and my children were all sleeping 3of den, d oldest 9yrs.cos dey have d house key, school bus drops them by 4pm. I had to hire a ladder and look for someone to climb and clout their names from d window, before they woke up to open d door. What do we do, wen we don't have a house help and also have to work to make ends meet. May God help us.
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