Nigeria, May 25 -- On the night of May 22, a mysterious incident abruptly cut short the joy of the Aremu family after a rocket-like object shattered the roof and landed inside their home in Gbaga, a community in Ogun State.

Five-year-old Praise was asleep when the object flew into the room.

It landed on her arm, severing it - from the elbow - from her the body. The fingers on the remaining arm were badly injured.

A horrified Olaoluwa Aremu, her mother, wept uncontrollably as she narrated the event to PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday.

"She is just an innocent child, she doesn't deserve this. I just pray my daughter will be back to her normal self."

Mrs Aremu said her daughter had done her homework and retired to bed at 11.15 p.m. when the ni...