Faith Namu, the 3-year-old daughter of police Sergeant Jalmet Namu, died yesterday following a fire incident that burnt down their house at Takur-Adua in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State.
A neighbour of Sergeant Namu, Mr. David Sule, told the newsmen that he heard his neighbour’s children screaming around midnight, and that people living in the area ran out only to see that Namu’s house was on fire. He said at the time they came out, there was little they could do as the fire had engulfed the entire building.
Mr. Sule said the residents of the area brought out members of the family from the building through the window, but that the little girl was already unconscious when she was brought out. He added that she died on the way to the hospital.
Sergeant Jalmet Namu, the father of the late girl was on duty at the time of the accident, when he received a call from one of his neighbours that his house had been gutted by fire. The broken-hearted father said three-year-old Faith was at home along with his other children when the incident occurred.
Sergeant Namu also added that based on the explanation he got, the fire was caused by an electrical fault.
The incident has been also confirmed by Jigawa State Police Public Relations Officer, Abdu Jinjiri.[img][/img]