A
mother and seven of her children were burnt to death yesterday in Ohufu
village, Ogboji community in Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi State.
It was gathered that the two thatched houses where the
family members were sleeping suddenly caught fire around 3am.
The mother was said to have been trapped in the inferno
while battling to save one of her children.
Only her 80-year-old husband, Sylvanus Nefuru, and one
of the children, Ukamaka Nwefuru, survived the fire outbreak.
The cause of the outbreak could not be ascertained.
Ukamaka Nwefuru said her mother rescued
her and proceeded to save another member of the family when she was trapped and
died in the inferno.
The Caretaker Committee Chairman of
Ishielu local government area, Henry Eze, lamented the disaster and called on security
agents to investigate the matter.
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