Policeman loses four children in Lagos mudslide

According to the punch, Tragedy struck on Saturday in Orisha Community, Magodo, Isheri area of Lagos State, after a mudslide hit a three-bedroomed apartment killing all the four children in the house.

The incident happened around 4.50am on Ottun Araromi Street, while the victims were sleeping in their rooms. They were identified as Sylva, 23; Sayo, 15; Clinton, 13 and Endurance, 8.

There had been a downpour over the night till the early hours of Saturday.

Their father, Godwin Odia, who is a mobile policeman, was said to have woken up around 3am to take his bath and had stepped into the parlour when the mudslide hit the children’s room.

They were said to have been buried alive by the mud before rescue officials from the state and federal governments arrived at the scene to recover their bodies.

Immediately the first three bodies were brought out dead, their mother passed out and was rushed to a private hospital in the area where she was resuscitated.

Friends and family members of the victims were seen lamenting the tragedy, describing it as unprecedented in the community.