A technician has been electrocuted and died while repairing a refrigerator on Power Street in the Abule-Iroko area of Ogun State
The state police command made this known to Punch correspondent during a telephone interview on Sunday.
Punch Metro learnt that the owner of the freezer, Amos Alexander, who contracted the technician, identified as Sanjo Adeosun, told the Sango-Ota Police Division that the technician died during the process of repairing the freezer.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, said Adeosun’s body had been deposited at the Ifo General Hospital for an autopsy.
She said, “When the incident was brought to the attention of our men, they rushed to the scene and took the man to the hospital, where he was declared dead by the doctor on duty. The deceased victim’s body has been deposited at the hospital morgue. His family has been contacted about the incident.”
Punch Metro reports that Adeosun was the second technician to die of an electrocution in less than two weeks after the last incident in the state.
Another technician identified as Badmus Ola reportedly died of electrocution while removing a billboard in the Kajola area via Owode-Egba, Ogun State, on Christmas Day.
Follow Us on Facebook – @LadunLiadi; Instagram – @LadunLiadi; Twitter – @LadunLiadi; Youtube – @LadunLiadiTV for updates