Tag: Electrocution
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Police confirm electrocution of 15-year old girl in Abeokuta
A 15-year-old girl, simply identified as Miracle Ogbonna, was reportedly electrocuted while fetching water at the Olomore Housing Estate area of Abeokuta, Ogun. Spokesperson of the Police Command in the state, SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta on Monday, stated that it happened on Sunday. According to Odutola, a…
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UPDATE: Jos Disco reacts to death of electrocuted residents
The Jos Electricity Distribution (JED) Plc has commiserated with residents of Kabong Community in Jos North Local Government Area, over losses resulting from its facility’s malfunction. JED in a statement issued by its Head, Corporation Communications, Dr Friday Elijah,
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Sparking high tension cables electrocute 8 persons in Jos, 6 dead
A faulty power line of the Jos Electricity Distribution Plc. (JED) electrocuted eight persons at Kabong community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau on Saturday, killing six of them. The faulty line emitted sparks and electrocuted the victims
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Man gets electrocuted while trying to steal cables
An Anambra based man whose name has not been given was on Wednesday night electrocuted while allegedly trying to steal electricity cables inside Nnamdi Azikwe University, Akwa Campus in Anambra state.
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Police confirm electrocution of 2 EKEDC staff in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State on Sunday, confirmed the electrocution of two members of staff of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) in Lagos State. The incident took place at the Obalande area of Lagos Island.
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LASG arraigns Chrisland school principal, others for manslaughter
The Lagos State government on Thursday arraigned Chrisland School, Opebi, its principal, vice principal and two employees over the death of one of the school’s pupils, 12-year-old Whitney Adeniran. The school’s workers who were arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja include Ademoye Adewale, Kuku Fatai, Mrs. Belinda Amao,…
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12-year-old Chrisland student, Whitney died from electrocution – LASG
The Lagos State Government has said that the late Whitney Adeniran, the 12-year-old Chrisland School student, died from asphyxia and electrocution. This is contained in a statement from the office of the Attorney-General and
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Police order autopsy after lady dies by electrocution in Obi Cubana’s club
Family and friends of a lady simply identified as Susan were distraught after she was electrocuted at the Hustle and Bustle club in the Aminu Kano Crescent area of Wuse, Abuja. Hustle and Bustle is a club and restaurant co-owned by a popular socialite, Obi Cubana. It was gathered that the victim, who went to…
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Panic as mother, four children die from electrocution
A mother, Asmau Shehu and her four children, Yusuf, Rabiat, Ummul, and Hadi have been electrocuted in Anguwan Sarkin Hausawa, Bosso Local Government Area of Niger. Ibrahim Husssaini, the Public Relations Officer, State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), confirmed the tragedy in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Wednesday. Mr…
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NEMSA begins investigation on Calabar electrocution
The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) says it has commenced full investigation to unravel the remote and immediate causes of the electrocution of seven people in a television viewing centre in Calabar on Thursday. The Chief Electrical Inspector of the Federation, Mr Peter Ewesor, revealed this to newsmen in Abuja on Friday. The police…