Black marketer’s wife, children die in Lagos explosion

A black market operator, David Olabanji, on Saturday, lost his wife, Rhoda, and his two children, during an explosion at his shop in the Dantata area of Satellite Town, Lagos State.

Punch gathered that David, who had been dealing in the adulteration of petroleum products, among others, was at his shop with his family when the explosion occurred suddenly.

In a bid to rescue their children who were sleeping in the shop, David’s wife reportedly ran inside the shop.

Speaking with our correspondent on Sunday, a source said the black marketer’s wife and two children were burnt to death by the fire that razed the shop.

The source said, “The man usually deals in the adulteration of PMS products, among others, in his shop. Around 4.30pm on the day of the incident, the man and his wife were outside the shop, while their children were sleeping inside when fire started burning the shop.

 “The wife quickly rushed in to rescue her children but she was unlucky. She, alongside her children, got burnt to death by the fire. The man also made an attempt to rescue his family but he couldn’t.

 “He sustained severe burns and was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. The man was adulterating the PMS products around the shop when the explosion happened.” Punch