Five siblings have been killed in a collapsed building in Maigatari Local Government, Jigawa state.
According to an eyewitness, the disaster struck whilst the family slept, The Sun reports.
Disaster kills 5 children in Jigawa
Collapsed Building
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Jigawa State Command, DSP Abdul Jibril, said three died instantly at about 1 AM.
The remaining members of the family were all rushed to Maigatari hospital, where two more died.
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Jibril said the mother and one other child are still in the hospital, as a result of the various degrees of injuries.
The deceased children were Aliyu, 11, Usman, 9, Safiya, 6, Amir, 5 and Fati, 2.
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