Kano REC, wife, two children die in fire incident

The Kano State resident electoral commissioner (REC), his wife, and two children in the early hours of today died in a fire incident at their Kano residence.
According to a statement by the police, the incident happened about 4.30a.m when the policemen on guard duty at the official residence of the commissioner discovered fire emanating from the split A/C in the sitting room.
Munkaila Abdullahi resided at No. 2 Sir Kashim Road Nassarawa GRA, Kano.
Several attempts, according to the police, were made to get in touch with him including banging the doors and breaking some of the toilets windows, but did not respond.
A statement by ASP Magaji Musa Majia, Kano police public relations officer, said the policemen and local guards broke the door leading to the sitting room and discovered the sitting room was engulfed by fire and smoke.
The statement said they then went to the side door leading to the masters bedroom broke the door and entered, they were not inside the bedroom and the policemen then went to the bathroom inside the masters bedroom and found the REC, his wife and his two daughters unconscious on the floor.
It said they were removed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital where the doctor confirmed them dead.
The doctor confirmed the family dead 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.