Tuesday May 20, 2014 was a day the Ishe family of Jos, the Plateau State capital would want to wish away. It was the day the family was almost wiped out.
When Mr. Chris Ishe, a teacher at Kent Academy, Miango, Plateau State, said goodbye to his wife and four children, he didn’t have the premonition that it would be the last time he would see his five-month-old daughter, wife and sister-in-law alive.
“The corpse of my five-month-old daughter was burnt beyond recognition. I can’t believe my baby is gone. She was my favourite child, whenever I entered the house, she would start screaming. Sometimes, she would not sleep till I got home from work. I still can’t believe she is gone. I don’t know if I can bear her loss, coupled with that of my wife. Sometimes, I think I’m dreaming. My wife was my backbone and best friend. We were married for 16 years. Their deaths have left a void in my life.”