Sikiru Tiamiyu, a 38-year-old craftsman, drowned inside a well in a residential structure in Dada Estate, Osogbo, on Saturday.Information Guide Nigeria
The event that caused alarm in the neighborhood was apparently the second in the previous 17 days. On Wednesday, October 19, a second craftsman, whose name could not be immediately determined, was electrocuted while working on a pumping mechanism inside the well.
In the two occurrences, two people were harmed and required hospitalization.
According to sources, the firemen of the Osun State Fire Service were summoned as soon as they noticed the craftsman drowning.
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During an interview with Sunday PUNCH, Ibrahim Adekunle, the Public Relations Officer of the Osun State Fire Service, stated that in addition to the deceased artisan pulled from the well, one other person was injured and hospitalized as a result of the event.
Adekunle said, “Today, Saturday, November 5, 2022, men of the Osun State Fire Service, Oke fia Station received a distress call from Zone 5A, Oke Arungbo Community, Dada Estate, Osogbo at exactly 10: 45am that two men were trapped in a well.
“The team, led by Principal Fire Superintendent 1, Adegoke Sesan, immediately mobilised to the scene. Bodies of the two men were recovered with one alive and taken to an undisclosed hospital by residents, while the other was brought out dead and handed over to the police. The deceased, one Mr Sikiru Tiamiyu of about 38 years, was working to clean up the well.
“Similar incident occurred in the same well on October 19, 2022. The victim, a technician too, was working on the coil of a pumping machine inside the well and he eventually got electrocuted and died on the spot. His co-worker was rescued alive and taken to a hospital.”JAMB Result
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