A 35- year - old woman , Loretta Ewere , has been
electrocuted at her fiance ’s home on Ajoke Kazeem
Street in the Idimu area of Lagos State.
Punch Metro learnt that Ewere ’s fiancé , Segun Tolani ,
was fixing an electrical fault when the incident
happened .
She was said to have been rushed to a private hospital
in the area but was rejected before being confirmed
dead at the Igando General Hospital.
A Punch correspondent, who visited the area on
Tuesday, gathered that Ewere and Tolani had
scheduled their wedding for November and preparation
was in top gear when tragedy struck.
A resident , who did not want to be identified, said the
incident happened around 1pm on Saturday , adding
that it created chaos in the neighbourhood .
He said ,
“ The man had wanted to change his old cable TV
decoder and antenna . When power was restored,
he discovered that he didn’ t have electricity in
his house.
“ He wanted to do it himself, but neighbours
advised him to get the service of an electrician .
He contacted an electrician who billed him
N 2, 500 . But he said the charge was too high. He
decided to go and rent a wooden ladder from
someone in the area .
“ He mounted the ladder on the wall and called
the lady from inside the room to assist him in
holding the ladder. She held the ladder with one
hand and held an iron pole beside the room with
the other hand.
“ While he was working , the wire fell and touched
the pole she was holding and that was how she
was electrocuted. ”
Punch Metro learnt that Tolani called for help from a
next - door neighbour, whose wife reportedly rushed to
the scene to pull out the victim with her bare hands.
She was reportedly flung by the electric current .
An electrician was said to have been invited , who then
disconnected the power.
“ The woman fell down and hit her head against
the concrete floor . People tried to resuscitate her
by giving her milk; but she didn’t come round . A
lot of time had been wasted . She was rushed to a
private hospital in the area , but she was rejected.
“ We took her to the general hospital , where she
was confirmed dead . Her corpse was deposited in
a mortuary , ” another resident said .
Punch Metro gathered that Ewere , an indigene of
Ewuru, Delta State, worked in Union Diagnostics , a
medical lab in Ikeja , while Tolani , who hails from Ekiti
State, worked with an insurance company .
When our correspondent visited the victim’s family
house on Ogidan Street , Idimu, they said the family
was too distraught to talk about the incident .
However , a relative, who identified himself simply as
Charles , blamed the incident on Tolani’ s stinginess .
He explained that the duo had been living together for
the past four years , adding that the two families had
started preparation for their wedding .
He said , “
They did their introduction four years ago and
since then, they had been staying together. Their
marriage was slated for November and the two
families have bought clothes and sent invitation
to people .
“ Around 1pm of the day that she died , she called
one of her friends that she would be going to
shop for the wedding, not knowing that she
would die that day.
“ It was the man ’s stinginess that killed her . If he
had paid someone to fix the electrical fault, this
would not have happened .”
Meanwhile , friends of the victim have started paying
tributes to her on the social media .
One of them, Kehinde, wrote on Facebook ,
“ Loretta ( Ewere) , a member of the Purchasing and
Supply Students Association , The Polytechnic
Ibadan, was kind - hearted , brilliant and reserved .
The industrious lady was preparing for her last
two exams ( slated for October 4 and 6) left for
her to become a graduate when she died . We
love you , but God loves you most. I pray He
accepts your soul and comforts your household.”
The Police Public Relations Officer , SP Dolapo
Badmos , confirmed the incident . She said the corpse
had been deposited in a mortuary for autopsy . She
said ,
“ The woman , Loretta Ewere , was electrocuted
around 9am . She was living with one Segun
Tolani , to whom she was supposed to be married
next month . They were fixing a GoTV antenna
when power was suddenly restored. Ewere , who
was holding the antenna wire , was electrocuted.
The corpse has been deposited in a mortuary for
a post - mortem examination.”dr
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