Posted by Samuel on Thu 15th Jan, 2026 - tori.ng
He said the young men were trapped in the burning building and sent distress calls for help, but no emergency services came to rescue them.
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to the death of three brothers who lost their lives in a fire outbreak at the Great Nigeria Insurance building in Lagos.
In a post shared on X on Thursday, Obi said he attended the burial of the three siblings Stephen Onyeka Omatu, Casmir Nnabuike Omatu, and Collins Kenechukwu Omatu, describing the moment as deeply emotional and heartbreaking.
“It is almost impossible to describe the depth of this tragedy,” Obi wrote.
He said the young men were trapped in the burning building and sent distress calls for help, but no emergency services came to rescue them.
“For days, these young men sent distressing pleas for help while trapped in the building, yet there were no emergency services to rescue them,” he said.
Obi added that several days passed before their bodies were eventually recovered from the rubble, describing it as a painful failure of the system.
“This is not just a personal loss for their family, it is a national loss,” he said.
According to Obi, the incident should serve as a wake-up call for the country to improve emergency response services.
“Our emergency services must be improved and made accessible to every citizen. We cannot continue like this.
Every life matters, and no Nigerian should ever have to endure such neglect or be left to perish in such a gruesome way, while help could have been provided.”
He prayed for the souls of the three brothers to rest in peace and asked God to grant their family strength and comfort to bear the loss.
“May we never forget them, and may we be moved to ensure such a tragedy never happens again,” Obi added.