A 35-year-old woman, identified as Ebere Precious Ogbodo and her four children lost their lives to a deadly fire house fire in Jos, Plateau state.

It was gathered that the tragic incident happened on Thursday night, February 25th in Gyel community, Jos South Local Government Area of the state.

The children died instantly while their mother was rushed to Dee Medical Center in Bukuru, where she passed away the following day.

The cause of the fire is still unknown but speculations attributed it to electrical fault.

Recounting the sad incident, the husband and father of the children, Philip Ogbodo said the fire gutted the house an hour after he left to watch a football match at a viewing center in the area.

He revealed that on his way back he saw neighbours battling with the flames in his house.

The deceased mother and her four will be laid to rest on Thursday, March 4th, 2021, in their hometown, Ndiagu Amodu Awkunanaw in Nkanu Local Government Area of Enugu State.

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