Sights & Sounds: Two Children of Same Parents Die in Fire

Tragedy struck in Edo state,where two children of same parents died in a fire incident that happened lat at night.The Mother was not at home when the incident happened neither was the father.This shows how irresponsible some parents can be,in this case the Mother .It is totally unacceptable to leave your children without adult supervision to protect them against any kind of mishap.

Find below of the details of the story  as reported in the Vanguard Newspaper:

Ekpoma (Edo))-two children of the same parents were on Saturday night roasted alive in their  sleep at Ekpoma in the Esan-West Local Government Area of Edo.

The children,a female,four year old Oyenchi Akamezie ad two year old Chukwudalo Akamezie a male.were reportedly burnt when fire from the local lamp engulfed their room at night.

It was alleged that the mother of the children,Christy Akamezie,locked them up in the room while asleep and left them to prostitute.

A crowd of sympathisers who had gathered at the residence on Ilenua Street ,rained curses on the bereaved mother,calling her unprintable names.

As at the time of this report,the charred bodies of the children had yet to be evacuated from their one room apartment,while the Police had arrested their mother for negligence.

The father of the children,Mr Chike Akamezie a trader,.based in Uromi ,Esan North- East Local Government Area,who wept uncontrollably,said that though he had been estranged from his wife,he never failed to provide for the upkeep of the children. 

Akamezie ,who admitted he ever paid any dowry on his estranged wife,alleged that he was compelled to separate from her because she was sleeping around with other men.  

He never knew that the woman could lock up the children at night to go for prostitution,adding that he would have collected the children while separating from her,if his late mother was still alive.

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Esan-West Local Government,declined comment,but directed the reporter to the Police/Public Relations Officer(PPRO) at the State Police Headquarters in Benin .

He explained that DPOs were not authorized to grant media  interviews