Police confirm apprentice electrocution in Lagos

The Police Command in Lagos State confirmed on Monday the electrocution of a 20-year-old electrical apprentice, Michael Akinwale, while working at the Trade Fair Complex area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the Newsmen.

Hundeyin said one Oguru reported the case to the police on Friday at about 12.30 p.m.

He said the fellow reported that both he and the deceased were working at Niger Four Plaza at the BBA Trade Fair Complex when the incident happened.

The image maker said that the deceased was immediately rushed to the Navy Town Hospital, where he was confirmed dead by the medical doctor on duty.

He, however, said a team of policemen was dispatched to the scene, and the remains of the victim were later deposited at the mortuary while the investigation was ongoing.

Supreme News earlier gathered that the victim went to the market with his boss to fix an electrical fault at the Niger Delta section of the Plaza when he was electrocuted.

A source said that when the deceased was working on the wiring shop inside the plaza, it was unknown to him that the plaza generator was allegedly on, and he mistakenly held a naked wire from the generator.

It was learned that he got electrocuted in the process and fell down from where he was working while some traders at the market tried to revive him, but when they couldn’t, he was rushed to the hospital.