By Edwin Phillip, Lafia LAFIA — Tragedy struck the Tudun Amba area of Lafia, Nasarawa State, after a 30-year-old mud house collapsed on a family of six, killing a four-year-old girl and injuring three others. The incident occurred at about 2am on Thursday, shortly after rainfall. An eyewitness, Kefas Abu Danjuma, who is the deceased […]
August 28, 2026
By Edwin Phillip, Lafia
LAFIA — Tragedy struck the Tudun Amba area of Lafia, Nasarawa State, after a 30-year-old mud house collapsed on a family of six, killing a four-year-old girl and injuring three others.
The incident occurred at about 2am on Thursday, shortly after rainfall.
An eyewitness, Kefas Abu Danjuma, who is the deceased girl’s uncle, said the two-room building housed six people from two families.
"Neighbours came out this morning to behold the horrible sight and were helping to remove the bodies from under the rubble.
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