Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji, Abeokuta
An apprentice electrician, Mr. Bola Ige, was on Thursday electrocuted in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital while trying to rectify an electrical fault on a high tension cable. Ige was reported to have fallen off from the pole and immediately gave up the ghost.
Peoples Daily Weekend reliably gathered that, the victim suffered an electric shock atop the pole which attracted sympathizers in the vicinity located in Government Reservation Area (GRA), Ibara in the town.
The sad news which spread like wildfire got the attention of the deceased’s master, lamenting in tears that he never asked him to rectify, but to identify the faults and report back to him.
The bereaved master who runs a privately owned electrical engineering workshop, expressed surprise that the boy went ahead to rent a ladder, to correct the faults which was contrary to directive given him.
When our correspondent visited the scene, the lifeless body of Ige was found on ground about three metres away from the pole with patches of blood on his face following bleeding and foaming from the eyes, nose, ears and mouth.
Meanwhile, the remains were eventually removed by the police from the Rapid Response Squad in a pick- up van marked PF 5385OG to hospital morgue as at the time of filing this report.
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