Wahala don burst for Lagos as fire wey hot like pepper don scatter Christmas for people wey dey for Great Nigeria Insurance House. This gbege wey happen on December 24, 2025, carry plenty sorrow come wey people no fit even enjoy their Christmas.

As di fire start for fourth floor, na so e dey rage like wild bush fire, no be small. People wey dey run shop for di market plaza wey dey there, dem all panic waka when di thing come dey turn serious. Even mosque wey dey nearby no escape di flames wey dey send smoke as high as sky. As emergency people dey try control di blaze, e just be like say dem dey struggle with ghost!

Di Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) come drop report say dem don notice at least 20 people still dey trapped down for di rubble wey bin dey inside di GNI building. Family members don dey post their loved ones wey never show face since di fire burst. Names wey dey on ground include Elo Chukwu and Murphy Aborinwa, among others. Na wah o!

Omo, e dey pain say many of dem wey trap inside dem dey go back to collect their goods. Na so di business-minded Nigerians dey do am, but sometimes e no go sweet. One family wey suffer plenty na di Omatu family wey lose three of their bros – Steve, Casmir and Collins. Dem no know say as dem rush go get their goods, dem dey push demself enter danger. Di lady wey talk for WhatsApp voice message don dey shout for help, but where una wan run go?

As e be say na from disco to burial gist, broda dem wey survive, Camillus Omatu, don dey push for di search. But dem say bodies don burn beyond recognition, and dem don carry ashes go bury. Na so family don gree say dem go declare dem dead to avoid di wahala of DNA test wey fit tear dem heart again.

Broda Anthony Ejepu wey be friend to di Omatus talk say everything no make sense, ‘Na Nigeria fail dem when e matter pass.’ For another corner, Kingsley Agulonye dey second di motion, say wetin be this kind wahala where life no mean anything again? All dis don dey expose di negligence wey dey happen amidst safety lapses everywhere.

Government side don run come do check-up for di site, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu dey come share condolences. Dem no fit cover di heart of di people wey suffer loss. Although dem claim say dem go demolish di GNI building to protect lives, di talk no fit bring back life. Di governor say eight deaths confirmed but wahala still dey because families dey suffer.

As we dey check di situation, we go sabi say next time, make dem follow safety rules. No be only gra-gra dey work, o. Na proper emergency way fit save lives wey dey matter most. Make we dey shine our eye! Lastly, people fit empress pressure on di government to do di right thing. Na with dat we go fit put an end to tragedy like dis!