Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has described the death of an officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, his wife and four children in a fire incident on Sunday in Ede as a painful loss.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a fire outbreak at the residence of Kabiru Tijani, claimed his life, his wife and four children.
Adeleke, in a condolence message through his Spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, on Tuesday expressed the heartfelt sympathy of the state government and the people of Osun State to the loved ones of the deceased.
The governor equally condoled with the Nigeria Customs Service, colleagues and associates of the deceased.
He advised residents in the state to always be alert to their environments and handle with care inflammable materials that could cause fire this dry season.
The governor also urged proper management of electrical appliances in order to avoid an outbreak of fire.
Adeleke also tasked emergency management agencies on prompt response to distress calls in communities and towns across the state.
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He said: “I am distraught to hear about the terrible fire incident that resulted in the death of SC Kabiru Tijani, his wife, and three children, at his residence in Ede, Osun state.
“It is really painful for me, and I want to use this avenue to commiserate with the family of the deceased and the Nigeria Customs.
“It is my prayer that God Almighty repose their souls and give their loved ones the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss occasioned by their deaths.”
A statement by the Osun State Fire Service signed by the Director of the Service, Olaniyi Alimi, said that the service received the distress call at 3:21am.
Alimi said: “Our team from Ede Zonal Command proceeded to the scene, with a backup team joining from the Fire Service Headquarters in Abere.
“The address of the fire incident was Tijani Kabiru Road, Akankan Area, Ede North LG.
“The street was named after the deceased, who was a Customs officer from the Oyo/Osun Command.
“Tijani and his wife, reported to be in their late 40s, lost their lives alongside four of their children – three boys and a girl – aged between three and 10 years.
“A lone survivor, a 13-year-old boy, miraculously escaped the fire outbreak.”
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