The
country home of Abia state chairman of All Farmers Association of
Nigeria (AFAN), Chief Donlop Okoro at Isikwuato was raised by fire
inferno Monday last week.
Speaking to Food-Farm News in Umuahia, the AFAN chieftain said the cause of the fire disaster cannot be immediately ascertained.
“The
fire was first noticed with thick smoke coming from the room of my
cousin who lived with us in the same house. At this crucial moment we
could not gain access to his room as he had locked it up and gone off to
work. And within a few minutes, the fire had engulfed the whole
building. So, in a few moments, almost within a twinkle of an eye, the
whole of a lifetime household acquisitions was erased, consumed by
fire”. Chief Okoro said.
Chief Donlop Okoro and members of his
family has been inundated with phone calls and text messages from all
over the country and abroad by friends, relations and other sympathetic
and concerned individuals, farmers and commodity organizations as well
as corporate citizens.
Asked how he has coped with the situation
so far, Chief Okoro retorted Oh, well it has been quite a stretch for me
and the entire household you know. And this is coming at a festive
period such as the yuletide season. It has actually been stressful for
the whole family but God is surely in control”
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