A three-month-old baby has been reportedly burnt to death in a neighbour’s house in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
The Next Edition gathered that the unfortunate incident happened on the popular Awe Street at about 10:30a.m last Monday.
According to sources from the area, the fire which razed an eight-room-apartment started from the inner room of the eight room building and spread to other rooms.
When journalists visited the area on Wednesday, a neighbour who identified herself as Hassana Ayuba, narrated a very touchy story.
According to her, the little baby which belonged to one Abdul and his wife, Amira was dropped with a neighbour while the mother left for Islamic school within the neighbourhood.
“When the fire started, it was so sudden and because of the confusion, people did not remember that the little baby was sleeping on the couch in the palour of the neighbour.”
She said by the time people remembered, it was already too late as the fire had engulfed every part of the building leaving the child burnt beyond recognition.
She said the only separate building that was spared in the premises from the fire outbreak was that of the Abdul’s but wondered why their baby had to die in the inferno.
Mother of the child, Amira Abdul remained inconsolable during the visit.
Narrating her ordeal, Amira said “When I finished bathing and dressed my baby up, my co-tenants were telling me that she was looking very beautiful and I thanked them. I then dropped her with my neighbour and left for school.
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“I was still in school when somebody came to inform me that there was fire incident in my compound. Initially, I thought it was a minor fire incident until another woman came and told me to go home.
“By the time I got home and saw the level of damage, I started crying and asked for my baby. It was then that I was told that my baby had died in the fire.”
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bebue State Police Command, DSP Catherine Anene, said she has not been briefed on the matter.
