How Ikeja PHCN Officials Got Electrocuted

Residents of Kogberegbe street, in the Isolo vicinity of Lagos state
say they have yet to recover from the shock of watching
officers of the Ikeja electric powered being electrocuted with the aid of excessive-tension
cables.

The citizens blamed the electricity distribution employer, pronouncing
something was fishy approximately the incident.
additionally they known as for an immediate investigation and prosecution
of suspects, urging that the sufferers’ households be adequately
compensated.

It turned into accumulated that the 2 power workers had arrived at the
place on Wednesday around 2pm to install a transformer within the
network.

the first employee, identified as Aloma, changed into stated to have set up
the high anxiety pole after a smartphone call had been made to the
office that electricity ought to be switched off.
It turned into accumulated that as the victim labored, strength turned into
restored inside the region.

A resident, Ololade final, said Aloma changed into electrocuted
immediately, adding that he spent approximately one hour at the pole.
He said, “Aloma and his colleagues were now not on an unlawful duty.
They came with the transformer which they desired to put in in
the place.

“Aloma made a call to their workplace that they had been approximately to begin
running and energy was switched off.

“five mins after Aloma climbed the pole, power was restored
and he turned into electrocuted.”
The victim’s hand, together with the protection gloves, turned into reportedly
reduce off by way of the voltage.

any other resident, Ibrahim Kazeem, said Aloma’s colleague, Bode,
made a name to the workplace to alert them to the incident.
After expecting approximately one hour with out all people displaying up,
Bode was said to have referred to as the workplace once more, informing
them of his plan to eliminate the corpse of his colleague.
“They switched off the electricity once more, and Bode climbed the pole.
by means of this time, there has been a crowd on the street. ladies have been
crying, some humans have been shouting; there was confusion
anywhere.
“Bode climbed up the ladder and started out loosening the strap
round Aloma’s waist to deliver him down.
“He changed into there for only some minutes when strength changed into restored
once more. He was electrocuted as well,” Kazeem added.
It turned into accrued that Bode fell off the pole onto the roof of a
Christ Apostolic Church after power went off all over again.
He changed into stated to have in the end landed on the ground, breaking his
neck.

“He turned into soaked in blood,” a witness said.
Adewale Solesi, every other witness, stated Bode become rushed to the
Isolo trendy sanatorium, but became rejected. He was then transferred
to the Gbagada wellknown health facility for treatment.
a 3rd reputable became reportedly despatched from the workplace, who then
correctly removed Aloma’s corpse.

A tailor, Mrs. Amzat Olabisi, stated residents were thrown into
mourning over the incident.
“every person changed into in tears. it's far obvious that anyone changed into at the back of
what befell to the ones men. We learnt that they have been not the
ones that were speculated to do the process, however somebody asked
them to move there. The power was just coming on and off, as if it
become somebody’s toy. This changed into no longer everyday,” she brought.

Dimeji Ogunlade known as for an intensive research into the case
and punishment of these discovered looking in the discharge in their
responsibilities.

The most important supervisor, Public Affairs, Ikeja electric powered, Olusola Ayeni,
whilst contacted by means of our correspondent, said each professional of the
organization knew the organisation’s protocol when going for an
assignment.
He additionally stated it become now not viable for the agency to get to the
scene of the incident right now it were given an alert that the officials
were electrocuted.

but, whilst our correspondent asked why the sufferers had been
electrocuted notwithstanding telling the workplace about their plan to start
running at the excessive-anxiety cables, the road went useless.
Ayeni had in view that no longer picked his calls, regardless of repeated tries .

The Police Public relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, stated
research become ongoing into the incident, adding that the police
did not suspect any foul play.

She said, “The police were worried inside the rescue of the employees.
while one died right now, the second guy is convalescing in a
medical institution. We aren't looking at if anyone did it intentionally, but
research is ongoing. If we discover any foul play, we are able to make it
public.”