These lovely three kids have met their deaths after being electrocuted accidentally at their home in Delta State.
The three siblings electrocuted in Delta state
Three siblings of the same mother identified as Ms Elohor Gabriel
were on Saturday electrocuted following a suspected power surge in Eku,
Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Punch reports.
The sad incident happened after an electric cable connecting power
to their apartment got burnt and came in contact with a burglar proof
while the children were reportedly playing at the veranda.
The deceased who were identified as Blessed Adam, Elizabeth Adam
and John Oluwadare were ages of 6, 9 and 15 respectively were the only
ones at home when the incident occurred.
A community source explaining more details said: “We ran into
our houses when we noticed the spark. When we came outside, we noticed
that the children had been electrocuted while grabbing the burglar proof
of the house.
“From our findings, we noticed that the wire connecting
electricity to the house which passed through the burglar proof, had
been burnt making it exposed to the protector. The children whom were by
the balcony, unknowingly touched the protector and were electrocuted.”
Lamenting over the sad incident, mother of the children, Elohor,
who is in her late 30s, on Tuesday said that she was yet to come to
terms with the fact that her three children had gone.
She was not at home when the incident happened and before she could
rush to the hospital where neighbours had taken them, they were already
gone.
She told journalists, “I went out to buy them bread but when I
returned, I saw people by my apartment and they told me what happened, I
immediately rushed to the hospital where my children were taken to only
to see their lifeless bodies.”
When contacted on the incident, the State’s Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP Andrew Aniamaka said he had not been briefed and promised
to investigate and get back to our correspondent.