This is really sad. Ikare, headquarters of Akoko Northeast Local Government Area of Ondo State, was thrown into mourning, following the death of a 60-year-old woman and her four-year-old grand-daughter in an inferno.
The duo reportedly burnt to death when a bungalow near the Ikare Fire Station went up in flames in the night.
The woman slept alone in the room with the child. She was said to have struggled to escape with her grand daughter.
An eye witness, Precious Oluboyo, said neighbours tried to put out the fire.
He alleged that candle light caused the inferno, adding that there was no electricity in Akoko area, comprising four local government areas, since last year.
A community leader, Chief Saliu Okola flayed the Olusegun Mimiko administration for not providing fire fighting equipment.
The Vicar-in-charge of St. Stephen Anglican Cathedral Church, Ikare-Akoko, where the woman was a communicant, Ven. Joshua Idowu, described her as a devout Christian.
May their souls rest in peace.
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