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Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by msmon(m): 4:54am On Feb 12, 2015 |
Tragedy struck in the Mushin area of Lagos State after a 35-year-old tricycle rider, Olalekan Salisu, fell into a soakaway in his house and died. He was said to be starting his small generator on the soakaway around 9pm on Sunday when the slab covering the soakaway gave way. The generator and the Ogun State indigene were said to have fallen into the soakaway. Residents said it took about five hours before the victim, who was married with two kids, could be brought out. He was brought out dead. Tension was still high on Wednesday when PUNCH Metro visited the scene of the incident, a two-storey building on Anipele Street, Olorunshogo, Mushin. Our correspondent observed that two fresh concrete slabs had been prepared to replace the damaged one which was at the back of the house. Faeces, said to have been drained out of the soakaway with pumping machines in frantic bid to remove the victim, were still in the gutters in the area. Some of the deceased’s co-tenants, however, denied living in the house or knowing about the incident. They declined to talk to PUNCH Metro. One particularly threatened to beat up our correspondent. One of the tenants, who did not identify himself, asked our correspondent to leave immediately. He said, “Look, everybody is sad. The man that died here is young and his family has left the house for their home town after the incident. The landlord does not live here with us. If you want to get any information, come back when his family returns or when everybody is in a good mood.” However, some residents of the area claimed that the tenants were trying to cover up what had happened in the house. A resident, John Ademola, who said he was among those that attempted to save the victim on the night of the incident, explained that the tenants usually put generators on the soakaway which must have weakened the slab and caused the tragedy. He said, “On that night, the man, who lived on the second floor, came outside to turn on his generator after a power outage. “The generator, which was on the soakaway, started working and as the man was about leaving, the soakaway caved in and he and the generator fell inside. “As he was going down, he shouted for help and that was what made people know that something bad had happened.” Our correspondent learnt that all attempts to remove him proved abortive, until someone called men of the Lagos State Fire Service. The firemen were said to have inserted pipes into the soakaway to drain the wastes after which the victim was brought out dead. The Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak Fadipe, while confirming the incident, said a fireman, Joshua Akindele, descended into the soakaway to evacuate the victim. He said, “The fireman went in with a sealing hook and a ladder. With the aid of the hook, he found the location where the victim was buried in the faeces. He then went into the basement of the septic tank using the ladder. “He used a side of the victim’s shoulder to bring him up and tied a rescue rope over his body before drawing him up.It was a difficult situation.” Fadipe warned people in the state to avoid using septic tank as a passageway or a facility for storage of generators, which could weaken the slabs and lead to avoidable disaster. www.punchng.com/metro-plus/tricyclist-falls-into-soakaway-while-starting-generator/ |
Re: Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by flinton(m): 6:06am On Feb 12, 2015 |
Wtf! Grave of feaces, RIP to d dead |
Re: Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by Redoil: 6:39am On Feb 12, 2015 |
Too many kwestions to ask. Who constructed the soakaway? Why would a grown up man place generator with lot of vibration on a soakaway? Why does it take up to five hours to rescue him? If you suspect foul play or witchcraft share this post |
Re: Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by silverprince413(m): 4:05pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
See what power failure has cursed, Change is what we truely want now! RIP #march4buhari 1 Like |
Re: Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by njuwo(m): 4:14pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
Redoil:You for just tell us say na share you want make we share from the beginning than for the ending, na Nigeria film producer you be wey dey start film with starring and end am with to God be the glory 1 Like |
Re: Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by njuwo(m): 4:15pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
R.i.p make we dey look before we cross road. |
Re: Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by valdes00(m): 4:15pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
Redoil:All ur questions are irrelevant..... 2 Likes |
Re: Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by njuwo(m): 4:16pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
Redoil:You for just tell us say na share you want make we share from the beginning than for the ending, na Nigeria film producer you be wey dey start film with warning and end am with to God be the glory? 1 Like |
Re: Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by PastorOluT(m): 4:17pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
Hmm, what can I say other than the death was avoidable. |
Re: Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by hungryboy(m): 4:20pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
Redoil:All your questions no make sense,na who dey construct soakaway for house before, no be landlord, why e no go take upto 5hrs to rescue am?, u been expect people to jump enter the soakaway rescue am,abi u think say na swimming pool be dat? 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by madgoat(m): 4:25pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
Holy Crap... Chai.... Cant imagine drowning in faeces. ![]() #In 90+ years time, wen i go to paradise i must remember not to shake dat guy's hand. ![]() |
Re: Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by AllNaijaBlogger(m): 4:27pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
What a crappy death. One could say that the man's life fell to sheit.. Literally. If he was asked in heaven how he died but couldn't lie because heaven is a place of truth, he would claim he died in a swimming POO. May the good Lord forgive me for making fun of this man's death. |
Re: Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by MARKone(m): 4:32pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
silverprince413: As in ehen! If statistics of the number of people that have died because of power failure in this country, can be published, you will shudder. Terrible people. 1 Like |
Re: Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by Nobody: 5:04pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
LOOOL to be honest, I was expecting some pics RIP to the dead ![]() Do not forget, good people of nigeria to keep marching on Mr. Clueless Do not forget to keep marching4buhari Do not forget to Polish your PVC at least twice a week. Do not forget to stay safe! ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Tricyclist Falls Into Soakaway While Starting Generator by Nutase: 5:22pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un 2 Likes |
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