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Tuesday 26 June 2012

PHCN high tension wire electrocute 7 people in Ibadan

Tragedy struck at the Apata market in Ibadan yesterday when seven persons, including a pregnant woman and a nursing mother, were instantly killed when a live high tension power cable of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) suddenly cut off and fell on traders at the ever busy market.

 
The incident, which occurred at about 7am, affected mostly vegetables vendors as they were busy transacting their business at the popular Agbekoja section of the market.
Eyewitness identified the pregnant woman as Tawa and that her mother who was also standing by was a victim of the dawn electrocution.
However, a one-year-old baby boy was rescued alive from the scene of the incident while the baby’s mother, whose identify could not be immediately ascertained was not as lucky as she died following the impact of the live cable which fell directly on her. Good Samaritans rescued the infant unhurt from the back of his electrocuted mother who passed on immediately after the shock.
Many other traders at the spot sustained injuries and were rushed to nearby hospitals for medical attention.

36 comments:

Eya Ayambem said...

What!!! *tears*

eji said...

OMG!!! this is so sad. this month of june ehn. the death scale was really much. Father be merciful unto us.

Unknown said...

its a pity:


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Anonymous said...

Where r we going in ds country?humm may they RIP

Cynthia said...

Our country is one hell of a place to live in. If maintenance work were done from time to time on those poles, little little faults would have been discovered. But no, we like to wait till someone dies before we do the necessary thing. May their souls rest in peace.

Anonymous said...

plsssssssssssssssss am tired of sad news linda dear!

la diva said...

Gawd! Dis is so sad.to think i was still tryna avoid dis kind of a situatn ystnyt.may their souls rest in peace.amen.

Anonymous said...

Not to sound nasty but where the traders trading on the road?

These are one of the reasons the government wants traders off the road.

Tomorrow it might be a trailer

Anonymous said...

may their souls rest in peace

Anonymous said...

lin lin, pls check ur facebook wall n be kind enough to reply

puffinsposh said...

May their souls RIP... Unlucky pple... N as usual d govt wud do absolutely nothing in helping d families of d deceased.*hisssss*

Unknown said...

God of mercy

xcada said...

what a tragigy

xcada said...

what a tragedy,let phcn do something about this with immediate effect,bcos they lack maintenance culture something has to be done to avoid future occurrence,

UNIQUE MIKE said...

Kai!!Its high tym al dis electric poles & cables wich wer fixed decades ago 2 b overhauled & replaced.PHCN,MINISTRY OF POWER & STEEL,D FEDERAL GOVT.,shld PLS tak note...wot a lyf.

UNIQUE MIKE said...

D way forward: mak me d minister of power & steel & u will c changes in 9ja power sector.GEJ,hp u‘re reading dis....wot a lyf

Anonymous said...

QF
Dey'l surely pay for all d silly mistakes dey've made,for all d innocent blood dt has bin shed. Children have bin denied d luxury of their parents nd am sure all Jona is goin to say is dt dey r ontop of situation...for cryin out loud,come down!!! May their souls RIP.

Anonymous said...

May the souls of d departed, rest in peace. Linda, dis ur spinlet.com is gettn boring thnks. J.luv!

Anonymous said...

ONOME says......
Na wa for country o.
May those who lost their lives rest in peace.

Anonymous said...

This is so so sade, i just can't imagine a high tension falling, R.I.P....GALAXY!

deekay said...

Chei :(

Anonymous said...

May their gentle soul rest in perfect peace.
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Anonymous said...

Other countries undergo natural disasters which d hav no control ova bt our own is alwz man made disasters dt is to say dat we re our own problm/enemies. May God hlp us to realize dat as individuals we can each mak a change beginnin from our own selves

Anonymous said...

Men dis is real sad news.. Standin n pricing vegetable n b4 u knw u are on ur way 2 heaven! Mehnn God help us O弡 .. Thrs nufin we won't c and ea in 9ja.. May dia souls RIP

Anonymous said...

This is so sad, the pregnant woman and her mother were part of the cooks for my sister's wedding ds last saturday. they worked from throughout friday to saturday. Life is too short. may their soul RIP.

ebuka said...

Pleas lets be wise.we shldnt endanger our lives & start calling who didnt call us.People are not meant to do anytin under these high-tension poles. its only here that we go & build our living room under these cables.if u r oine of them,pack out.people r still at yaba selling stuffs on top of d rail line.very soon,train will fail brake & we start calling govt.

Anonymous said...

Sad. Linda pls give us something to lift our spirit. Any news on Kim K will do the magic. -# tatafo says so via red nokia xpressmusic.

tolanı said...

Choı*may deır souls rest ın peace,no whr ıs safe ın dıs country any longer,nd dıs clueless leaders re busy stealıng publıc funds,God av mercy on us

Ammy said...

#gbagaun#

Anonymous said...

I know it's hard, but change happens when the people (not the government) want to change! Is it impossible for these traders to join hand and rent a safe indoor location were they can sell their goods? I know poverty makes things difficult, but unity can produce big changes. May their soul R.I.P.

@koonley said...

Its just unbecoming lately with all these mishaps in Nigeria. Who do things had to crash on people. Recently was Dana aircraft landing on residential homes. Now its a PHCN pole landing on traders shops. This is so sad. Father Lord please have mercy on us and not wipe out our generation this way. I'm sad and my eyes are filled with tears. May the lost souls RIP and give their families the fortitude to bear the losses. God dey!!!

BLOGLORD said...

God do not let us be at the right place at the wrong time. May their souls rest in peace.

Anonymous said...

*tears*

Anonymous said...

God! Plzz ur mercy is what we need,grant unto us!! *sad much

Unknown said...

MAY THEIR GENTLE SOULS REST IN PERFECT PEACE.


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promise michealz said...

Wen d goverment succeeds in killing us all, dey wld see who dey will rule. I hate Goodluck, he is Badluck

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