Generator Fumes Kills Twins, Family Of 7 In Lagos
There was tragedy in Lagos on Wednesday as a family of seven, including a set of twins and expectant mother died of fume from generator at their Lagos home located in Mafoluku area of state.
When our correspondent visited the house at 19, Olowora Street Wednesday, residents identified the victims as one electrician called Mr. Zakariah also known as Cool Money; his wife, a petty trader; their four children, three daughters – 11-year-old Aliyah; 5-year-old twins – Taiye and Kehinde, a 9-year-old boy named Farida and a 17-year-old female relative.
Our correspondent further gathered that the school the children were attending had opened a register for them.
One of the teachers said, “This is a great loss. Four of them are in our school. They are very brilliant. One of the twins Taiye got a scholarship because she was very brilliant.”
Neighbours said they woke up at about 8am and efforts to get the deceased family members to open their one room apartment door proved abortive.
One of the neighbours, Mr. Kazeem said, “We woke up at about 8am but when we did not see any of them. We decided to knock on their door but there was no response.
“We forced the door open and saw the lifeless bodies of the husband, his wife and their children. Also, their relative, a 17-year-old girl who came to visit them was among the deceased. There was blood coming out from the nose of the woman, and she defecated on herself. We saw a leftover cooked pot of rice which the police took away. The others had foam on their mouths. We rushed them to the hospital but they were declared dead on arrival.”
Another neighbour, Mr. Eze, said, “I want the police to investigate these deaths. We are sad. One thing is clear that inside their compound, all of them live as one. There is love among all the neighbours. The man is an electrician and his wife sells shoes and bags. They are peaceful people. Also, I know that the man cannot do without using generator. He has lived in here for more than six years and he used his generator which he kept close to his window because their side of the building is very compacted.’’
Our correspondent noticed as the council officials were sealing the building while policemen from the Makinde Police station led by the Divisional Police Officer were among the first respondents who visited the scene and evacuated the corpses.
Officials from Oshodi Local Government Council have sealed the building.
Efforts to speak with Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP, Bala Elkana was unsuccessful as he could not answer calls as at the time of filling the report.