High tension wire kills school leaver, injures Landlord

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lakuko area of Lagos State after a high-tension wire fell on a 14-year-old girl, Deborah Faleke, who was electrocuted. Our correspondent learnt that Deborah, who had come to stay briefly with her elder sister, Bukola Ogunbajo, on the street, just left secondary school, having finished sitting for 2016/2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination about three weeks ago. PUNCH Metro learnt that the wire – which belonged to the Ikeja Electric – fell on the girl immediately electricity was restored to the area around 10am on Saturday. It was gathered that Deborah was at the gate of the apartment when the wire fell on her head and also injured a landlord in the area, whose name had yet to be ascertained. Our correspondent learnt that the victim’s elder sister, Ogunbajo, and neighbours rushed Deborah to a hospital, but she was rejected. She was rushed to another hospital, where she was confirmed dead. It was gathered that the incident was reported at the Alakuko Police Division. PUNCH Metro learnt that some Ikeja Electric officials also visited the street on Saturday to reconnect the damaged high-tension wire, promising Ogunbajo’s landlord, identified only as Ogudugu, and the deceased’s family that a meeting would be held with them. When our correspondent visited the area on Thursday, Deborah’s father, Pastor Ademola Faleke, who lived on Ilupeju Street, said Deborah was his last child. He said, “On Friday, I went out of Lagos State for a ministration. So, the girl went to stay with her eldest sister on Fagbeyiro Street. That was not her first time. “I was at Iyana-Ipaja on Saturday on my way back when I was called on the telephone and told about the incident. There was no rainfall. Deborah was not sent on any errand. She was just passing through the gate when the wire fell on her. The marks on her body showed that the wire fell on her head. “She was rushed to a hospital. The workers there said they did not have adequate equipment. So she was rushed to a second private hospital on Adegbola Street, where she later died. The doctor issued a death certificate to us. “She just finished secondary school; she was also my interpreter. She was very active in church. I want the electricity distribution company to at least show some concern. My daughter, who is my joy, has been taken away by a careless electrical connection.” Speaking with PUNCH Metro, the landlord, Ogudugu, said the Ikeja Electric officials promised to come on Thursday to hold talks with him. He said, “There was a wooden hanger that connected the three high-tension wires. When electricity was restored that day, the wood caught fire and one of the wires snapped and fell. There was confusion in the whole area on Saturday. The officials promised to visit my house around 1pm today (Thursday). I am still waiting to receive them.” A resident of the area, who gave his name only as Olusola, said, “A landlord was injured. He is still being treated in a hospital. Nobody could move near the girl for fear of being electrocuted. “I want to enjoin the electricity distribution companies that any high-tension wire passing through a community should be placed on a suspended hanger so that if any of them breaks, it will not fall on people.” The Lagos State Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Damasus Ozoani, confirmed the incident. He said, “The police received the report of the electrocution. The high-tension wire cut off on the street and fell on the girl. Investigation is ongoing.” The Head, Corporate Communications, Ikeja Electric, Felix Ofulue, had yet to reply to a text message sent to his mobile phone on the incident.

BREAKING NEWS! Labour Minister Dies in Ghastly Motor Accident (Graphic Pictures)

NEWS Graphic Pictures: Minister James Ocholi dies in road crash

Minister of state for Labour and employment James Ocholi (SAN) is dead. He died in a ghastly motor accident on his way to Kaduna on Sunday. Daily Trust learnt that the minister’s wife and son were also in the ill-fated car including his aide-de-camp. Ocholi is from Kogi state. Report says that his son also lost his life while the wife is in a critical condition. A witness told Daily Trust that the accident occurred some 45 kilometers to Kaduna town where he was headed. Update The Kaduna State Ministry of Health and Human Services this evening announced the death of Mrs. Ocholi at Doka Hospital. Mrs Ocholi was in coma since the accident near Rijana, along the Kaduna-Abuja Road. Earlier, the death of Minister Ocholi and his son were announced. May their souls rest in perfect peace, Amen.

Trailer Accident Kills 12, Leaves Others severly injured

‎ Trailer Accident Kills 12, Leaves Others Severely Injured.

A fatal accident which occurred on the Agbor-Sapele road bye-pass in Edo state has left 12 people dead. An accident scene (File photo) Eye witnesses said a trailer rammed into a bus and car after an apparent brake failure. READ ALSO: What FRSC Did To N.5m Recovered From Accident Scene (Photo) Dead bodies reportedly littered the road as motorists and sympathizers made efforts to rescue trapped victims. The accident involved a trailer, a car and a 14-seater Toyota Hiace bus travelling from Delta state. Many of the victims died a few minutes after they were brought out of the bus. The survivors were rushed to the Benin central hospital. Oluwasusi Familoni, the Edo sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) who confirmed the incident, said his men were still at the accident scene. In the same vein, a fatal accident reportedly claimed the lives of two people at Ugwuonyeama on the Enugu-Onitsha road. PM News reports that the incident also left many others injured.‎

Bus crushes man, severs head in Edo State

Bus crushes man, severs head in Edo There was tragedy on Friday in Ekae community, Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, when a mass transit bus ‎crushed a man to death and severed his head. ‎The incident was said to have occurred at about 12:30pm along Sapele road, Benin, the state capital. ‎An eyewitness in the area disclosed that the victim and a woman, believed to be his wife, were waiting to board a vehicle to Warri, Delta State, when the 50-seater bus, with number plate ED110-B28 and operated by the Edo State Government, veered off the road and knocked him down, killing him instantly. The woman was said to have narrowly escaped being hit by the vehicle, while some of passengers on the vehicle were said to have sustained varying degrees of injury. “They were waiting to board a bus to Warri when the Comrade Bus suddenly‎ hit him. “It look like the brake failed because of the way the bus just hit the man and removed his head. The man died instantly but the woman was lucky to jump and escape,” the eyewitness said. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Oluwasusi Familoni, who confirmed the incident, told our correspondent on the telephone that the identity of the deceased could not be ascertained at the time of the accident. He, however, said the remains of the victim was deposited at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital. “It happened at about 12:30pm involving a Comrade Bus along Sapele road. It killed a man that was travelling with his wife. “But the body was deposited at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital.‎ By the time we got there, the occupants of the vehicle had left,” Familoni added.