2000 houses destroyed in an Inferno in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom

An inferno in Iwoukpom community in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Friday destroyed about 2,000 houses, properties worth millions of Naira and rendered over 4, 500 people homeless, Daily Post reports.

The inferno which broke out in the middle of the night rendered so many homeless and the cause of the fire outbreak could not be ascertained at the time of this report.

One of the victims, Mrs Victoria Udoh, revealed that she was at a vigil when she received a phone call from her friend informing her that her house was being burned down and that all her properties and valuables were destroyed as a result of the incident.

She, however, called on the State Government, Spirited Individuals, Multinational companies, NGOs, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to come to their aid.

Hon. Sunday Isokobo, Vice Chairman, Ibeno local government area described the inferno as a “serious disaster”, saying that the inferno was so serious that nobody could do anything.

According to him, “About 1 am on Friday, I received a call from my brothers and sisters living in this fishing settlement at Iwoukpom, that there was a very serious fire disaster in the area.”

He promised to give relief materials to the affected families to lessen their sufferings and called on the state government, oil companies to come to the aid of the victims.