A Nigerian doctor identified on X as @OurFavOnlineDoc has spoken on the painful demise of 3 brothers as a result of the fire outbreak at Great Nigeria Insurance House, Balogun market, Lagos State.
Recall that the end of the year which was meant to be a moment of festivities for many turned out tragic after the 25-storey edifice caught fire on Wednesday evening, 24th December 2025.
Things took a more tragic turn when a section of the building collapsed, resulting in multiple deaths of traders and labourers who tried to rescue some of their goods from the fire.
In a recent development, a doctor posted a collage of the 3 brothers who all died as a result of the tragedy.
He went on to apportion blame on the government, noting that calls for rescue were made but no help came.
He averred that the Nigerian government don’t respect human lives, adding that the system failed the 3 brothers.
In his words:
“These three brothers from one family- now known as the Omatu brothers- are all dead.
They were trapped for 7days in the collapsed Nigeria House building in Lagos that caught fire and crumbled on 24 Dec 2025.
For 7days they got no help,
The government failed to save them.
We tried to raise an alarm but human life has no value in this country. We watched them die.
Steve Omatu
Kenechukwu Omatu
Casmir Omatu
I’m so sorry brothers.
We failed you. Nigeria failed you.
May you finally find peace.
And God console your family.”
See the post below:
These three brothers from one family- now known as the Omatu brothers- are all dead.
They were trapped for 7days in the collapsed Nigeria House building in Lagos that caught fire and crumbled on 24 Dec 2025.
For 7days they got no help,
The government failed to save them.
We… pic.twitter.com/jUDkJxBRpo— OurFaveOnlineDoc 🇬🇧 🇳🇬 (@OurFavOnlineDoc) January 1, 2026
