“How I lost my parents as a child” — Toke Makinwa

Toke Makinwa, a popular Nigerian media personality, has revealed that her parents died in a fire when she was a child.

She stated that the incident has remained her worst fear.

Makinwa stated this on the most recent episode of her podcast, which featured comedian Ayo Makun, a.k.a. AY.

While asking the comedian about a recent fire incident at his Lagos residence, Toke shared her similar experience many years ago.

She said, “I’ve been a victim of a house fire when I was a kid and unfortunately both my parents died as a result of that. That’s one of my biggest fears.

AY responded: “Sorry about that. I’m just hearing this for the first time.”

“I woke up to about 78 missed calls on the day of the incident. And I opened my phone and saw my house on Instablog.

“The fact that my family was on holiday, was my point of Thanksgiving.”

ER reports that AY’s residence was gutted by fire in August.