Fire guts house, kills four family members in Yobe

Four members of the same family have died after a house was gutted by fire at Rugan Badali Fulani Settlement in Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State.
The Yobe State Police Command said the fire, which occurred on August 21, 2026, was allegedly started by the nine-year-old son of the house owner, Abubakar Idi.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Yusuf Ali, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday.
According to the police, the Karasuwa Divisional Headquarters received an emergency report about the fire at Idi’s residence and immediately responded to the incident.
Following the report, the Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Jibrin, ordered the Violent Crime Resp...