The incident, which took place at No. 13 Onor Street in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, resulted in the destruction of the building and other valuable assets worth millions of naira.
Uchaji, who spoke to reporters shortly after the incident, revealed that he was at the stadium with his wife for their morning exercise when he received an alarming call from his security guard informing him that his family home was ablaze.
He said, "Early this morning I went for sports at the state stadium together with my wife and we were coming back when I received a call from my security man shouting, fire, fire.
"We quickly rushed in only to see many people on a rescue mission as the whole house had been engulfed with fire. I suspected it was due to an electrical spark and it started in my wife’s room, where my six-year-old daughter was sleeping.
"The intensity of the fire was high and it spread to other rooms, causing massive damage, but thank God no life was lost. I thank God for people’s goodwill and the fire service. Though the state fire service came here, their water finished early, but with the intervention of federal firefighters, they were able to control the fire."