A man simply identified as Okereke at the weekend lost his three children in Akaeze, Ivo local government area of Ebonyi state when a dilapidated building in the community collapsed.
The names of the children were simply given as Mmesoma, 11, Onyinyechi, 5, and John, 3.
It was gathered that before the tragedy occurred on Friday night, Okereke’s wife, Elizabeth had expressed fear over the physical condition of the
House, which was a thatched building and pleaded with her husband to work towards relocating the family immediately.
“The family could not however afford to make alternative arrangements for relocation as a result of hardship,” a source said.
The corpses of the kids have been removed from the building by neighbours and buried while “their mother and only surviving son are still receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital” as at the time of this report.
Meanwhile, the state police public relations officer, Loveth Odah, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, when contacted, said the matter had not been reported to her office and promised to give our correspondent the details when the matter gets to her.
“I called the DPO of Akaeze Development Centre and he said he will
text me the details but he has not, I am still waiting for his text,” she said.
But the coordinator of Akaeze Development Centre, Onyebuchi Ogbadu, confirmed the incident.
He said, “when I received the information, I rushed to the place and saw that three kids were dead instantly while the surviving mother and one of the children were rushed to the hospital. It was very critical.The incident happened on Friday night”.
