Rock crushes mother, 3 kids to death in Abeokuta

The Iberekodo area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital was thrown into a sorrowful mood late Friday night, when one of the rocks for which the town is famous for, and from which it derives its name rolled down on a family of six.
The huge rock which slipped from its based fell on the room and palour apartment of the family killing a mother, Silifat Lawal her two children, Raaheedat,15 and Semia,4 as well as a grandchild, Mariam.
The heavy rock rolled off the height it had sat for hundreds of years at Iberekodo in Abeokuta North, smashing into the bedroom of the deceased who were fast asleep soon after having dinner.

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However, the head of the family Ismail Lawal and two other children – Sukurat and Rofiat- survived the incident, as they were relaxing in the sitting room, but they also suffered injuries.
Locals blamed Friday’s downpour for the incident, explaining that the rain appeared to have softened the base of the rock which gave way and made the rock to lose its balance.

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