Four children have died in a building which collapsed after a heavy down pour in Danzomo village of Sule-Tankarkar Local Government Area of Jigawa.
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Malam Sabiu Danladi, a resident, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the house was built with mud.
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Danladi said the incident occurred at about 8:00pm shortly after the rain that lasted for hours.
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He said the children were in one of the rooms playing when the house collapsed.
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Habib Basiru, another resident, said they tried to rescue them but the effort did not yield positive result.
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The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Mr Abdul Jinjiri, confirmed the incident.
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Jinjiri named the children as Abdullahi Abdu, 6, Bashir Abdullahi, 3, Maimuna Mansur, 4 and Kabiru Yasir, 6.
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He said another child who sustained injury was taken to a hospital.
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In the last two weeks, rainstorm had destroyed 200 houses in Malam-Madori Local Government Area of the state. (NAN)