Mysterious Fire Kills Two Siblings In Akwa Ibom
Mysterious Fire Kills Two Siblings In Akwa Ibom A mysterious fire on Friday, December 30 burnt to death two siblings aged 6 and 3 at Udo Imuk street in Eket local government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It was gathered that the incident occurred around 7:00pm when the parents of the kids locked them inside their one-room apartment to get some things in the neighbourhood. A neighbour who spoke to journalists at the scene on Saturday said the cause of the inferno could not be ascertained noting that there was neither an electrical connection nor a candle or gas cylinder in the room that could have caused the inferno. The father of the victims, Prince Ekpo in his narration said he left his phone in the room to give light to his children before going to take his injection as his wife had earlier gone to buy something at the neighbourhood. He said upon his return he saw a crowd gathered around his house, and then he discovered that his apartment has been razed down and his two kids burnt ...