Taraba: Man, wife, two teenage children electrocuted
A father, mother, and their two children were electrocuted on Monday following a power spike in the Dinyavoh district of Jalingo, Taraba State.
Usman Abdullahi, the state Police Public Relations Officer who confirmed the tragedy, stated the last child of the family survived.
According to reports, the incident was caused by a power surge that occurred in the morning following an explosion from a transformer in the region.
It was also discovered that several houses in the vicinity were damaged, and many people who incurred injuries are currently being treated in hospitals.
The police spokesperson, in the statement, said the incident happened around 11 a.m. on Monday and that the command suspected a power surge.
He said, “Around 11 am on Monday, we were reliably informed that a house located at the Dinyavoh area of Jalingo was on fire.
“Detectives from GRA Police Division were quickly deployed to the scene and, on arrival, found the four victims with burns suspected to be from electrocution.
“The victims are Ofonbuk Remond, 44; his wife, Mfonbong Remond; Heaven Remond, 15, and First Remond, 13.
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“We have received information indicating that immediately after power was restored, the transformer serving the area blew up.
“We learned that many houses within the neighborhood experienced high electric voltage which might have led to the fire outbreak that inflicted burns on the victims.
“Our detectives quickly evacuated the victims to the Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo for treatment but they were confirmed dead on arrival.”
The bodies had been put at the hospital’s mortuary for autopsy, according to the PPRO, and an investigation had begun to determine the true cause of the occurrence.
Boniface Musa, a resident, told reporters, “I was sitting in front of my flat when my neighbor started shouting.” When I looked around, I realized that the transformer in our neighborhood was on fire.
“I quickly turned off electronic appliances and my gas cooker. I didn’t know my neighbors were inside. I saw the last child of the family outside shouting as their apartment was burning.
“We broke into their apartment and gained access to the room. That was when we saw their lifeless body on the floor.”