Nah wah o! Dis Christmas wey suppose bring joy turn tragedy for Lagos as fire burn three brothers from Anambra State. Dem be hardworking guys wey just wan make life better for their family, but di inferno wey gatch dem na wah!
Dis matter happen for December 24, 2025, at di Great Nigeria Insurance House wey dey for Martins Street. Governor Chukwuma Soludo no fit hide him sorrow as he talk say him dey feel di loss of Mr. Steve Onyeka Omatu (40), Mr. Casmir Nnabuike Omatu (39), and Mr. Collins Kenechukwu Omatu (37). Na dem be di sons wey dem lose from Uzoakwa Community for Ihiala Local Government Area.
As e be, Soludo drop press statement wey get heavy gbagada, say dis tragedy no be only family wahala but na collective loss for everybody wey dey Anambra. Him commiserate with all di families wey taste di bitter fruit of dis fire wey change everybody happiness to lamentation. God no go gree make we dey cry during festive season!
Di governor still hail di Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, di Lagos State Fire Service and every other emergency people wey show up to help rescue pipo. E no easy to face fire like dis, but dem try as dem dey work tirelessly. Soludo talk say make Anambra pipo wey dey Lagos and all over Nigeria always value human life pass property when fire want scatter things!
Di fire start for di fourth floor, but before you know am, e don spread reach di sixth floor. Di big building no gree hold am again as one terrace collapse join di wahala wey trap many traders and market assistants. One surviving twin, Camillus Omatu, manage escape, but e pain to see di rest no fit come out.
Di family don plan say dem go hold service of songs for January 7, while di burial go take place for January 14. Dem say di three brothers wey die na strong boys wey just wan hustle and provide for their family, but dem see untimely end for 25-storey building wey everybody dey call home. Dem go put dem to rest back for Uzoakwa after di requiem mass.
Dis na wake-up call for us to dey take fire safety serious, because e fit happen to any of us. Governor Soludo pledge say him go dey pray for strength for di grieving families and make di souls of di departed rest in peace. E encourage all of us to dey live safe and take care of our fellow humans, because life na di biggest asset we go ever get!
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