Residents of Kajola-Ijesha in Atakumosa West Local Government Area of Osun State were thrown into mourning following the death of four members of a family who were burnt to death in a mid night inferno that razed their house, Monday night.

Those who lost their lives were the father, mother and two of their children, while two other children who went for night prayers escaped.

Property, including furniture, electronics, cooking utensils and other household materials were burnt in the inferno.

An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, who preferred anonymity, said the fire was caused as a result of power surge, stressing that the entire house was affected.

The NSCDC member said: “We have been to the scene and found out that the incident happened as a result of the return of power to the house by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN. There was no light when the family slept but the high voltage power came at midnight and caused the incident.”

It was learnt that the two children who escaped the fire incident were at a vigil, and encouraged other members of the family to attend the prayer programme but they declined.

The state’s Deputy Governor, Mrs. Grace Laoye-Tomori, who visited the scene of the incident expressed shock and concern at the death of the four family members, promising that the state government would take care of the remaining two children.

Tomori who gave some undisclosed amount to the eldest child of the deceased parents admonished the residents of Kajola to be vigilant.

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R.i.P..

R.i.p...sad...first to comment

sad

RIP to d dead, God will protect us all

F2c *dancing kukere* tnx mum for ur support. its bn a long tym comin

i`m i first to comment......#dancing she ko wale, odurosoke# RIP TO THE DEAD. RUBISH NEPA

Blame it on phcn unstable power supply

Very sad news

God grant their soul Rest in Peace. Amen First to comment sha....

midetinz: i`m i first to comment......#dancing she ko wale, odurosoke# RIP TO THE DEAD. RUBISH NEPA

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May you dance into the arms of a Category 5 Kaiju.

This is so disheartening.

I pity the dead parents and kids but I pity the surviving kids more. Relatives wil begin 2 pass them around like sum kind of ball.It's nt easy 2 b an orphan.
RIP TO THE DEAD

May dere soul rest in perfect peace...... Another PHCN attrocity

RIP to the dead.Pls let's all OFF ALL APPLIANCES ONCE LIGHT GOES OFF FROM PHCN, we are all guilty of this thinking that leaving all switches on will signal when Light comes

Lord have mercy on us all o! This PHCN Power surges affects us all. RIP to the dead.

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See wetin NEPA don cause.

RIP to the dead.

Abeg people should try and turn off their switch(abi wetin dem dey call am) before turning in for the night.

My mum used to go round the house turning off stuffs before going to bed, chei poor children .

nofij: F2c *dancing kukere* tnx mum for ur support. its bn a long tym comin

i thought i told u 2 stop using mtn?better luck next time...RIP 2 D DEAD

RIP!

Blame PHCN! Imagine the Minister of Power want Nigerians to believe that we enjoy 16hrs of uninterrupted power supply! What rubbish! Even some places can't even enjoy the privilledge of enjoying even a mere 30seconds of electricity supply.

R . I . P ... To the Dead

No fire escape. No fire department. No water.

Nigeria, there's hope.

SimonAndal: Inb4 religious swagfags positing that God killed them for refusing to go to vigil.

no, that's not God, He couldn't have punished His children with death.

Damn# Its statting to look real ugly. . .Let Us pray

may their souls rest in peace..

May the souls of all the faithful departed thru the mercy of God rest in peace.

When death comes if u like go to church mosque, climb tree enter hole stay for air, u will sti die.

What if they went to church and boko haram attacked?

nigerian electricity suppy is very pathetic. more reason to secure ur all household electronics and electricals with a high capacity automatic voltage stabilizer. in event like this, the stabilizer fuse cuts off once an unexpected voltage enters.. R.I.P to the family of the deceased.

sexymoma: Eyah we all know Nigeria Economy is enough for you to be aggressive, But i must warn you next time dey look face o... Mo craze gan ni o

E-craze

Journey well to the dead.

Rip 2 d dead may God grant d survivers fortitude 2bear it