Some yet-to-be-identified arsonists have set ablaze a 75-year-old woman identified as Mallama Meimunat Opaluwa Sani in Kogi State.
Arsonists set ablaze 75-year-old woman, two others in Kogi
The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning at her Oketekwe residence in Idah Local Government Area of the State.
A family source said, “A group of people came to the house with petrol while our grandmother was sleeping alongside her daughter and granddaughter. They poured the petrol on the house and set it on fire.
“The five-year-old granddaughter, Mama, died immediately after suffering severe burns, while Mallama Meimunat Opaluwa Sani, along with her own daughter, was rushed to an undisclosed hospital. Mallama later succumbed to her injuries in the hospital, while her daughter was still battling for her life.”
Meanwhile, the Minister of Steel Development, Shuaib Audu, in a condolence message issued on his behalf by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Lizzy Okonji, said “The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the paramount ruler of Igala kingdom, Mathew Opaluwa, over the death of his sister, Mallama Meimunat Opaluwa-Sani and her granddaughter.”
He described the deaths of the late Opaluwa-Sani and her five-year-old granddaughter as tragic and sacrilegious.
The minister called on security agencies to investigate the alleged arson and bring to book the perpetrators of the crime.
