Hauwa’u Auwalu, a 7-year-old girl, was killed in a fire in Dutsen Maidodo quarters, Birnin Kudu, Jigawa state.
According to a source in the neighbourhood, the child went to a neighbor’s house to get her hair done but fell asleep. The incident happened at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, according to reports.
He said that they had forgotten she was in the house during the rescue effort and that they had all fled the blazing building without her.
Ada Peter
