Madam Theresa Jimoh, the mother of billionaire business mogul, Mr Jimoh Ibrahim, was at the early hours of Saturday burnt to death in a fire which engulfed her home at Victoria Garden City (VGC) Lekki, Lagos State.
The 76-year-old grandmother was said to be inside her house when the fire broke out around 2:00 am.
The helpless septuagenarian was said to have been burnt to death by the strange fire before it was put out by firefighters from the Lagos State Fire Service.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in Lagos, CSP Chike Oti, ocnfirmed the incident.
Oti said the unfortunate incident occurred, and investigations were ongoing to unravel the cause of the fire.
The fire was reportedly caused by an electricity surge.