Last Words of Lady Who Died in Afriland Towers Fire in Lagos Go Public, Break Hearts

• The last words of a lady who died in the Afriland Towers fire in Lagos have been made public
• Her final words to her husband broke hearts, as many sympathised with her family and others who loved her
• United Capital and some other offices were affected when the tower caught fire last week, and some employees lost their lives

The last words of an employee of United Capital Plc who died in the Afriland Towers fire have been made public.

Kehinde Adeoye was among the six employees of the company who passed away from the fire that engulfed the Afriland Towers in Lagos, where the company's office was located.

Remembering its employees who died in the fire accident, the company released a post on X, displaying their pictures and ages.

Responding to the tweet, a lady named Boluwatife, @tifeogunjimi, shared the last words of her friend, Kehinde, who died in the fire.

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The tweet read:

"In her final hours, she was trapped, she reached out for help! She was conscious till she felt life draining out of her. Smoke inhalation! Smoke! Not a scar. ‘Ba mi to ju awon omo yen’ (Help me take care of our children)- some of her last words to her husband. Nigeria failed her! Didn’t have to die. Rest Kenny."

See the tweet below:

What happened at Afriland Towers fire incident?

Legit.ng reports that Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial property on Lagos Island, houses offices and businesses in one of the city’s busiest districts.

Afriland Properties, managers of Afriland Towers, had earlier confirmed the incident in a statement. Friends and relatives mourned colleagues caught in the blaze on Tuesday, September 16.

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said the fire began in the building’s basement inverter room before smoke spread quickly through several floors.

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Videos posted online showed trapped occupants smashing windows for air. Some leapt onto foamy materials spread below, while others clung to ledges until ladders were raised for their escape.

Reactions trail United Capital employee's last words

@ojojo26 said:

"When you find yourself in such emergency situation, Look for a cloth and soak it in water to cover your nose and ear, it will filter the air you breathe in and help you sustain breathing until help arrives. May their souls rest in peace."

@RowlandJ_nior said:

"Her last words? Awww. He will keep replaying those words in his head. So heartbreaking."

@haykyns said:

"So sad. This is the last thing a spouse ever wants to hear. May her soul and that of others rest in peace."

Expert stresses regular checks, high-rise safety systems

A fire and safety expert, Mr. Femi Olayemi, has stressed the importance of regular inspections and proper fire systems in Nigerian buildings while reacting to the recent Afriland Towers tragedy.

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He told Legit.ng:

“Normally for inspection it has to be at least a minimum of twice in a year. If it’s an organisation, they can decide to inspect their own system every month because they have some people employed to do that. Not inspecting it at all is not what is good. It can be twice in a year, every quarter so it depends."

He further explained that high-rise buildings should have special systems installed to aid firefighting efforts.

He said:

“At every floor there’s supposed to be a dry or wet riser. Whereby in any of the floors, a firefighter can easily get there, connect the hose and fight the fire instead of running the hose from the ground floor to the place."

Afriland Tower fire: FIRS loses staff members

Earlier, Legit.ng also reported that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) confirmed that four of their staff members died in Afriland Towers fire, which started in the basement inverter room and spread to the upper floors.

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Victims included senior officers working on the sixth and seventh floors. FIRS expressed deep grief, pledged support for families, and said safety protocols would be reviewed while investigations into the fire’s cause continue.

Editorial assistant Ololade Olatimehin provided exclusive commentary from a fire and safety expert for this report.

Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng