Woman electrocuted as high tension wire falls in Ilorin

A woman in her mid-thirties lost her life when a
high tension wire fell on a row of shops
opposite Garin-Alimi Hospital, Ilorin at about
noon on Tuesday. Tragedy struck when as commercial activities
were going on in shops occupying a former AP
filling station, the high tension wire fell,
making people scamper for safety. According to an eyewitness, the woman,
popularly called Iya Okiki was sitting with her
husband when the incident happened. She was
said to have rushed inside the shop as people
scampered for safety where she got
electrocuted. When she was later brought out of the shop,
efforts to revive her proved abortive. She was
thereafter rushed to the Garin-Alimi Hospital
where she was pronounced dead. A Medical Doctor at the hospital, Dr Ibrahim
Adedo who confirmed the incident, said she
was dead on arrival. According to another trader in the area, the
deceased who sells women and children
materials just moved into the container shop
not long ago. She was also reported to have
lost her child few months ago. Although, some shop owners who have
containers located under high tension wire
have started removing them for fear of further
accidents and in obedience to government
orders, many residential buildings and shops
still remain under the wires.