Man Loses Wife, Two Children in Rigasa Building Collapse in Nigeria

The incident occurred at about 3:30am on Friday morning at the Abuja Road, Kwanar Mai Dabino area of Rigasa. The woman's husband, Abubakar Abba Haruna, said he was not at home when the incident happened, as he had spent the night at his other wife's residence. He said his eldest daughter woke him up by knocking on the door and informing him that the building had collapsed on their mother.

"I came out in confusion, took my motorcycle and rushed home, Haruna said. According to him, when he arrived at the scene, neighbours were already making efforts to rescue the victims from the rubble. He, however, said the victims had already died by the time they were brought out.

"None of them had any sign of injury because the building collapsed on them, he said. Haruna identified his deceased wife as Takiyatu, 35, while their two children were Salisu, five, and Muhammad, who was only three months old. He described the incident as a painful test from God, saying the family could only accept what had happened and pray for the souls of the deceased.