A 42-year-old electricity worker was yesterday, electrocuted, in the Yaba area of Lagos State.
The incident occurred at about1015 HOURS.
A colleague of the deceased reported the incident at the Yaba Division that the electrocution occurred when the deceased was reconnecting and clearing some faulty electrical wires at Borno Way, by Ayodele Junction, Ebute Metta.
Confirming the incident, spokesperson, Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said in his Incident Report that, “On 19/03/25 at about 1015 HOURS, a staff of an electricity distribution company reported at Yaba Division that at about 2015HRS of 17/03/25, his colleague (name withheld) ‘M’ 42, allegedly got electrocuted while reconnecting and clearing some faulty electrical wires at Borno Way by Ayodele Junction, Ebute Metta.
“He was rescued and rushed to Federal Medical Center, Ebute metta for treatment, where he was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty. Based on the report, a team of detectives visited the scene. The hospital was also visited where the corpse was inspected and photographed. The corpse has been deposited at the hospital’s morgue for autopsy. Meanwhile, an investigation is in progress.”
