Fire destroys ₦40m Ebonyi apartment, family escapes death

By Jeff AgbodoABAKALIKI — A six-room apartment valued at over ₦40 million was completely destroyed by a mysterious fire in Nchoko, Ndechi community, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.The inferno, which occurred around midnight, left Mr. Michael Emerike, a physically challenged widower, and his children homeless, narrowly escaping death. Eyewitnesses and family members have raised suspicions that the fire may have been deliberately set.Emerike, who has a hearing impairment,