Three friends identified as Saka Adeosun, 15, Kadri Akanbi, 20 and Wale Kola Ola, 18, have died in their sleep after inhaling generator fume.
The incident took place at 109/111, Alakuko Road, Akera area of Agbado, a suburb of Ogun State.The three friends were apprentices in a welder and vulcaniser’s shop partitioned with plywood.
They were sleeping in one of the shops and left the generator working on the other side when they died in their sleep after inhaling the fume. The incident, was reported at Ayila Police Station.Graphic photos after the cut...*viewers discretion advised*
When the policemen arrived the scene of the incident, they discovered that the victims were foaming from their mouth, ear and nose, an indication that they were choked to death by the generator fume.
Meanwhile, the families of the deceased have told the police that there was no need for post mortem to be carried out since nobody was responsible for their death. The bodies were subsequently released to them and they have been buried.
When P.M.NEWS visited the police station, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Supol Daniel Okere, was said to have gone to the Area Command.
But a source at the station confirmed that since the families of the deceased wanted them buried without any form of test conducted on them, the corpses have been released to them for burial.
“The families said they don’t want any test to be conducted on them, so we have released the corpses to them for burial,” a police source said.
When P.M.NEWS visited the scene of the incident Monday morning, some youths were seen mourning and discussing the circumstances that led to the death of Saka, Kadri and Wale.
An elderly man, who declined to reveal his identity, confirmed that the three friends have been buried.
Carbon monoxide poisoning. Odourless, colourless, lethal gas.
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This wouldn't have happened if a country of our potential was able to provide the masses with un-interrupted power supply.
Exactly! This type of death could be avoided if Nigerian leaders were not too busy spending the money that doesn't belongs to them! R.i.p young boys :'(
DeleteCan Ʊ imagine using ones money †☺ buy wt cn kill. our leaders are hearing this oh even countries that are nt as big as Naija are enjoying uninterupted power supply see ds young guys now may their soul RIP Leaders of Naija so many blood are crying for vengeance bc T̶̲̥̅ђe̶̲̥̅̊ work of †ђǝ nation dt God commited into uя hands ♓oω ar Ʊ executing it?
DeleteIts not about phcn or governmnent is about wisdom and using ur brain. Dis same event happened 2 weeks ago in Uk a mother and her daughter died of generator fumes . Is dat phcn or government? Its all about wisdom
DeleteEish. RIP
ReplyDeleteHow sad...Carbon dioxide in the fumes of a generator is such a silent killer, it just shuts down your respiratory system. This just goes out as a warning, operate generators in a well ventilated environment.
ReplyDeleteOkachamara...na carbonmonoxide ok.carbondioxide is given off by animals as a by product of respiration.
DeleteAlso, let us embrace inverter technology. In 9 months, you'd recover the money saved from running generators. RIP young hussling brothers
Delete@Anonymous 3:06; Upgrade your knowledge base pls, yes, Carbon dioxide is given off as a by product by animals during respiration BUT haven't you ever heard of other sources of its emission like (The combustion of fossil fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, which is the second largest source of CO2 emissions)
DeleteSource= www.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/gases/co2.html
See gbanguan,prince charming don't say its typo oh cos we know better,always trying too hard to impress!smh
DeleteHahahhhahha,prince charming has made a fool of himself,where are you nah,come and defend urself mr grammarian,I knw nobody is perfect but you always try to come across as an expert, but all you actually sound like is a porous-brained nitwit!
Delete@Victoria and Anonymous 12:10; Jeez!! Are you guys for real? I guess you both didn't attend secondary school then. Well, most of we Nigerians are even University graduates but still don't even know common things that primary school students know.
DeletePS: Before you try to ridicule someone(especially me) pls get your facts right first!!
May their souls rest in peace. Hmmm.
ReplyDeleteThere should be an awareness campaign. It is even written on the generator,PLEASE DO NOT PUT THIS IN A ROOM AS IT CONTAINS CARBON MONOXIDE POISON.(something like that).
ReplyDeleteI concur.
DeleteSheila
People should know that carbon monoxide is a silent killer. It can creep up on you through the tiniest of cracks and crevices.
ReplyDeleteThis a sad example of what people go through in a nation where the government has abdicated its responsibilities. These boys would have had nothing to do with power generation, if the authority had lived up to its responsibilities. So sad!
This is pathetic. May their soul rest in peace. Can't imagine if their is stable energy, this sad story wouldn't occur.
ReplyDeleteThe Blood of Jesus christ!!!
ReplyDeleteSo bad....rest in peace
ReplyDeleteI dont belive it,there is more to it, u guys no wat we inhale in this congested lagos plus trafic so no way man
ReplyDeleteHaba,I don't know when people would learn to go to bed without being in an enclosed place whilst d generator is on.The govt and the OPS should try as much as possible to create enough awareness on this social menance.RIP young lads....Just ANN.
ReplyDeleteOmg... As our politicains will not stop selling generators and allow our electricity work. RIP Guys
ReplyDeleteOk oh! GEJ and cohorts over to you. Blood on ur hands + all those who have contributed in ruining this country! Lost my husband to this too. God will judge u all
ReplyDeleteOoops!! Sorry dear, may his soul RIP
DeleteTHIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE IN THIS COUNTRY. WITH GENERATORS PLACED IN EVERY METER OF RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS. GEJ HELP THIS COUNTRY U LEAD WITH CONSTANT LIGHT. HABA. THE POOR KIDS DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE. HISS. MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN PEACE
ReplyDeleteThe pple in government should kill themselves. This is what the lack of electricity does to pple. They died from inhalation of carbon monoxide. May their young souls rest in peace.
ReplyDeletejeez! phcn to be blamed. but dese guys shld kno bera on wat generators fumes do 2 humans-it kills faster dan boko.RIP guys
ReplyDeletemay their souls rest in peace.
ReplyDelete~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310
Ah!dis is really sad.pple should be very careful abt dis CO poisoning..its a real silent killer.. RIP d 3 of u!
ReplyDeleteThe government should be ashamed that lack of electricity is killing its youth. Shame shame shame!
ReplyDeleteSo pathetic.May their souls rest in peace-AMEN.
ReplyDeletehmmmmm, GOD help us.
ReplyDeleteLord God deliver Nigeria from black out.
ReplyDeleteQuite sad, RIP boys
ReplyDeleteMAY THEIR SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE AMEN.
ReplyDeleteMAY THEIR SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE AMEN.
ReplyDeleteSooo sad may their souls rest in peace!!!
DeleteWen nepa no give light.
ReplyDeleteThree young men trying to make a living. So sad......... Rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteChai see wetin bad condition cause, poverty & sofer sofer plus including bad government,if sey PHCN dey bring light this for no happen, imagine kwa na for bare floor dem dey crash, eeyaaa, generator fumes don kill many for niaja, may their souls RIP.
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This happened in my neighbourhood... And I know these guys... Its just sad, but no one can be blamed but their carelessness
ReplyDeleteRIP to the dead
ReplyDeletesame thing nearly killed my little brother in my house, but by the mercy of God,i went to check on him in his room to pass a message and found him foaming on his bed and completely lifeline and had to pour a full bucket of water on him to revive him and rushing him to the hospital, Thank God he is alive today and i avoid Generator at night like hell, no matter the heat
OMG RIP little once.
ReplyDeleteWhy the hurry to bury? In a case like this, the police ought to eliminate all other possibilities as the real cause of death before coming to the conclusion that there was no criminality involved
ReplyDeleteOnly if PHCN made life better, these generators would not be needed in the first place. God help us all.
ReplyDeleteSee wetin Nepa don cause now eh, dat idiot Jonathan wey dey go lie for CNN say light don improve for naija, if light dey ,shey this boys for die like these?. Chai! Na God go punish that dat PHCN.
ReplyDeleteVery unfortunate and it keeps recurring. May the souls of the departed rest in peace. I commiserate with the families affected. Let us imagine that a Nigerian leader comes up and bans the importation and use of electric generators. It is a multi-billion naira industry and many are feeding fat on it! There will be great resistance but we will be forced to put our public electricity supply to use.
ReplyDeleteSeriously d same tin happened 2 my sis and her frends.1 person even died amongst dem sef and dey were all fightin it and 2day dey re alive.its a very dangerous situation cos u won't even knw wen u inhale it.God help us all
ReplyDeleteMay God Help Us all, Amen!
ReplyDeleteMay their souls R.I.P
ReplyDeletePathetic
ReplyDeleteLinda you have to post publish this commentooo aha. this the only country where you pay something you did not use, i want to give all lina's blog readers an assignment. Lets calculate the number of hours light given to us in a month infact you will surprise to see is not upto one week of light at the a huge bill will be sent to us Mumu.Pls Nigerians lets stop paying and see if things will not change because they not see money to pay salary and steal.
ReplyDeleteSo sad; their death is preventable but see what bad governance has done.
ReplyDeleteI'm tired of reading generator fumes induced death.
I'm using this medium to inform those who travel on long distances in AC pumping vehicles. Please, I beg you don't make the mistake of sleeping while the AC is on; this is fatal!
The AC has Carbon dioxide and when you sleep, it gets to your system and if you don't wake up on time, it could cause death.
So please, if you want to sleep, endeavour to switch off the AC, wind down your car windows and receive fresh breeze into your life.
Mtseeeeeeewwwww linda what is graphic abt these photos yeye woman feeling like one butty.nig govt shld be held responsible for the death of dese able bodied young men obasanjo go see wily wily in his sleep he chop nepa money now see wetin b d result may God purnish obasanjo n rest d souls of these boys.
ReplyDeletesee wetin our govtment dey cause,if lyt dey lik 4 South Africa wetin go mk person on Gen? God go help us 4 dis country.
ReplyDeleteHardluck
May der soul rest n peace
ReplyDeleteIts so so sad....may their souls rest in peace.post my comment na
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to our govt. They have succeeded in killing three more people with their inefficiency.
ReplyDeleteif only we had constant power supply, there wud be no need 2 even get a Gen in the first place.
pls join me in congratulating our govt as they steadily achieve their aim of killing nigerians one after the other...
may their souls rest in perfect peace.
ReplyDeleteWe need orientation and good governance
ReplyDeleteWe need orientation and good governance
ReplyDeleteCarbon Monoxide kills every where.A family died here in the UK only last week while on a boat trip from CO poisoning.
ReplyDeleteA simple way to prevent this from happening is to install a Carbon Monoxide sensor in your house.It sets off an alarm once the sensor detects higher than normal levels.
Sad story.Very sad.
sad!!! rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteLinda post my comment.
ReplyDeleteAnd to say three able bodies Boys died of Carbon dioxide,without any of them screaming for help.
ReplyDeleteIts Questionable,cos its not likeable to happen
anonymous 10.16 so you think there is more to there death abi? dats y bush ple like you will never make progress in life.....they died of carelessness and ignorance now u will say its their oga that used them for rituals abi? its a shame that we have been reduced to where we are as a nation dependent on generators but a lot more people should be sensitized about proper ventilation for their generators....
ReplyDeleteso sad. May their souls rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteso sad, may their souls rest in peace.
ReplyDeletethis sad event would have been averted with power supply from PHCN..what a country...such a tragedy
ReplyDeleteNigerian Govt.....think of the masses and provide the basic amenities for an average livelihood...constant power supply,good roads,good public education system ,etc.....biko oooooo.
ReplyDeletei must confess its really tough to live in Nigeria as an average citizen.May God have mercy on the country.
so sad
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