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Friday, 21 April 2017

Graphic photos: Over 30 football fans electrocuted in a viewing center in Calabar

Over 30 football fans watching the UEFA Europa League football quarter-final match between Manchester United and Anderlecht lost their lives in an electrocution tragedy which happened at a viewing center in Nyahasang, Atimbo Calabar, Cross River state last night.

According to reports, a transformer near the viewing center fell which caused one of the high tension cables attached to the transformer to fall on the zinc of the viewing center building. At least 30 people died from the electrocution while the few that survived were badly burnt and have been taken to Cross River state Teaching hospital. May their souls rest in peace. Amen. More pics after the cut..


49 comments:

  1. Jesus christ! How did the transformer fall? Na wa for Naija o. We really need God's grace to stay alive in this country. May their souls rest in the bosom of the Lord, amen

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    1. Just like that? It is well


      ... Merited happiness

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    2. RIP. Sad that some of them have dstv and gotv at homes but decided to watch outside.


      Long live LIB

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  2. May God grant them rest. What a pity.

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  3. OMG!!
    What sad news on a beautiful Friday.
    The urgent need to shelve my anticipated weekend Hang-Out in Mourning mood fashion has never been more pertinent than now.

    May the Beautiful Souls of the Dearly Departed Rest in Perfect Peace (RIPP).

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  4. I heard of it dis morning,very sad incident but am still wondering how a transformer will fall down just like dat.rip to d dead

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  5. Rip. If there was light and they had money to buy cable, then stay at the comfort of their homes to watch the match his tragedy wouldn't have happened.

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  6. Football craze. May their souls rest in peace

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  7. Only in Nigeria....nuel

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  8. God have mercy! Benin witch dey learn were Cross rivers witch dey....

    May the soul of departed REST IN PEACE.

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  9. God have mercy!

    Benin witch dey learn were Cross rivers witch dey....

    May the soul of departed REST IN PEACE.

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  10. God have mercy!

    Benin witch dey learn were Cross rivers witch dey....

    May the soul of departed REST IN PEACE.

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  11. May their souls rest in peace

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  12. This is too painful. May their souls rest in peace.

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  13. Jesus christ...OMG. ....that's tragic

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  14. This is a tragedy. May God have mercy on us and may their souls rest in peace, amen.

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  15. Pls our ppl be careful this country is some thing alse

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  16. If only we Nigerians will learn how to be cautious. How can someone build anything under or near a transformer and people sit in it and feel comfortable watching a game. I can't believe us abeg. I know govt will be blamed for this one too.

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    1. I do agree that it was very wrong to build a structure close to such facility but at the same time,i believe there are government officials in charge of preventing or removing such anomaly. We all should be proactive. It is quite sad that as much as 30 people will die and status quo remains. It is as if we are waiting for the next tragedy to occur

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  17. May their gentle soul rest in peace.ths like dis r never expected or predicted...

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  18. It is well o.

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  19. This is not Ordinary.. Only God will save us..

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  20. Let's be realistic to our self is right to build any inhabit structure under high tension but if government has take action to demolish such structure is we Nigerian that we be saying a lot of rubbish well it's a lesson to learn.

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    1. It was an accident,until it is investigated we can come to conclusions.

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  21. May their soul rest in peace sad mood!.

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  22. It's possible that the transformer has shown sign of falling before it's finally fell, Just like one wooding electric pole at my area in lagos that is bent over for more than 3years now. Lack of maintenance culture is killing Nigeria. God save us.

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  23. Jimoh you made sense,but the grammar...

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  24. Oh my God this is very bad

    View www.ibomecho.ml for. More news

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  25. Omg just 2 have fun turns tragic rip

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  26. Rest in peace my fellow football fans

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  27. Chei really sad, may there souls rest in peace

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  28. May their soul rest in peace.....PLEASE DON'T BUILD UNDER HIGH TENSION WIRES MY PEOPLE..Government will not even answer them,that the bitter truth..if the owner of the place survived,he can go to jail for that .These laws are made to be kept..now see what has happened...DISOBEDIENCE

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  29. Jesus have mercy dat is why is not good to stay under high tension in case of something like this

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  30. Oh God have mercy on us.... May their souls rest in perfect peace

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  31. Chai! U see person 2day 2moro u no see am again. God have mercy.

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  32. Who is in charge of that transformer and why did it fall? When we start holding people accountable such things won't happen. In a civilized society that person would be in jail for this

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  33. This is due to failure of PHCN in Complying with standard Health and Safety rules.

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  34. May their souls rest in perfect peace... God have mercy on us

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  35. God!!! This is heartbreaking! Beautiful souls destroyed by pples irresponsibility. If u investigate u will find out, that the transformer that exploded may hv given several warning signs. Yet nothing was done. And I find it hard to understand that humongous gathering to watch football,heh?!! even with pple who hv dstv at home. My brothers are case in point. God pls deliver us. Highly unnecessary!!!

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  36. Please explain this statement "a transformer fell"... Fell from where? What is hanging somewhere? Was it on the ground and tipped over somehow?

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  37. Its so unfortunate. May their souls rest in peace.

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  38. kai soooo sad ooo!
    -D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

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