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  • Updated: July 07, 2020

Wildfire In Imo Burns Deaf and Dumb Couple

Wildfire In Imo Burns Deaf and Dumb Couple

 

A wildfire has burnt a couple, Ugochukwu Igbokwe and Ihuoma Igbokwe who reside in Umudike Oka Ugiri in Isiala-mbano LGA of Imo state and also left the building destroyed.

According to Information gathered, the couple are deaf and dumb while the son is barely a year old.

Darlington Onyelike, an indigene of the area said that the victims are in a bad condition and need financial support from good-spirited individuals.

He said, “The woman and her husband are deaf and dumb. It was difficult to raise alarm when the building caught fire. Their 1 year-old-son is worst affected by the fire. The woman is pregnant and will soon put to bed. It is terrible.

“They live in a one-room apartment here in Umudike Ugiri. The family is dying slowly.”

He also said that the couples are currently in a hospital and are in dire need of financial help to pay their medical bills.

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