Three brothers who died in Lagos market fire laid to rest (video)

The remains of the three Omatu brothers who died in the fire that gutted the 25-storey Great Nigeria Insurance House on Lagos Island, Lagos State, have been laid to rest in Ihiala, Anambra State.

The three brothers were trapped in the building gutted by fire on December 24, 2025. The fire started raging on the fourth floor and spread to the sixth floor of the plaza before engulfing the remaining floors and adjoining structures.

The Omatu family lost three brothers identified as Steve, 40; Casmir, 39; and Collins, 37.

A surviving twin, Camillus Omatu, reportedly escaped the blaze.