Alhaji Munkaila Abdullahi,
the Kano state INEC resident officer, his wife and 2 daughters were killed in
a fire incident at the family's home this morning.
Speaking with newsmen this afternoon, Kano state Police Commissioner, Mr Ibrahim Idris, said preliminary investigation carried out by the police suggests that the fire might have been as a be as a result of an electrical fault. He ruled out foul play. Read what he said after the cut...
"Today (Friday) at about 4:30 a.m., the police men on guard duty at the official residence of the Resident Electoral Commissioner Kano state, Alhaji Munkaila Abdullahi located at No. 2 Sir Kashim Ibrahim Road, Nassarawa GRA, Kano, observed a fire emanating from split A/C in the sitting room.
Speaking with newsmen this afternoon, Kano state Police Commissioner, Mr Ibrahim Idris, said preliminary investigation carried out by the police suggests that the fire might have been as a be as a result of an electrical fault. He ruled out foul play. Read what he said after the cut...
"Today (Friday) at about 4:30 a.m., the police men on guard duty at the official residence of the Resident Electoral Commissioner Kano state, Alhaji Munkaila Abdullahi located at No. 2 Sir Kashim Ibrahim Road, Nassarawa GRA, Kano, observed a fire emanating from split A/C in the sitting room.
They made several attempt to get in touch with him
including banging the doors and breaking some of the toilets windows but he was
not responding. The police men and local guards broke the door leading to the
sitting room, and discovered the sitting room was engulfed by fire and smoke.
They then went to the side of the door leading to the
masters bedroom, broke the door and entered; they were not inside the bed room
and the Police then went to the bathroom, inside the master bedroom and found
the REC, his wife and his two daughters unconscious on the floor. They quickly
removed them to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital where the Doctor confirmed
them dead. The Doctor confirmed the family died from inhalation of hot and black
smoke. Meanwhile, the detectives attached to SCID sealed the scene and together
with the fire service men have commenced thorough investigation into the fire
incident,” he said
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