Anthony Iwuoma
Residents of Aguabata Echara, Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State were, on Tuesday, hit by tragedy, as fire outbreak consumed a mother and her three children.
The woman, identified as Chigozie Onuobu, and her three children were sleeping in their thatched house when the fire broke at night.
According to a relative of the woman, Samuel Okoro, who confirmed the tragedy, it could have been an arson.
He said: “I don’t think it was not deliberate. There was no trace of bush burning around the building. Moreover, they have a separate kitchen where they cook.
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“The woman is my cousin. The man (her husband) married two wives but the first wife is not living with them in the same compound.
“I was told that when some people called the husband of the deceased on the development, he nearly fainted. However, when we asked about him, the people said they didn’t know his whereabouts.
“Maybe they felt we wanted to beat the man or express our anger. But we will go back, especially when the burnt bodies are still there.”