A 15-year-old girl, whose name was withheld, has died by electrocution in the Olomore Housing Estate in Abeokuta, Ogun State, News About Nigeria reports.
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in a statement on Monday.
She disclosed that the unfortunate incident took place at around 11:50 on Sunday when the girl was attempting to fetch water from a well in the estate.
She noted that the case had been reported to the Divisional Police Officer of Lafenwa by the husband of the house, identified as Onyekachi Silas, whose wife’s younger sister is the victim.
Silas further stated that there was a power outage in the house, which made the water in the house stop running, and she then went to the well to fetch water.
He added that it was in the process of her fetching water that the power was restored.
He stated that it was at that point that she was tragically electrocuted by a naked cable of the pumping machine placed inside the well.
“A case of electrocution was reported to the Divisional Police Officer of Lafenwa by one Onyekachi Silas “m” at Olomore Housing Estate.
“Onyekachi narrated to the DPO that his younger brother, through a phone he received on that 31/3/24 at about 23:50, that one (name withheld) “f” 15 years, who is also the brother’s wife’s younger sister, is living with them.
“He further stated that there was a power outage in the house, and she went to the well to fetch water. In the process of her fetching water, power was restored. She was tragically electrocuted by a naked cable of the pumping machine placed inside the well,” she said.
She also disclosed that the girl was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty after she was rushed to the hospital, adding that an investigation has commenced.
“The corpse has been deposited at the Oke Lantoro morgue,” she added.
