Tragic! Ikeja DISCO Staff Electrocuted On First Duty; Leaves Pregnant Wife

A lot of people are against the belief of one having spiritual consultation before embarking on any venture. To others, they believe that God should be aware or His permission taken before they take any step. To some others, they believe in destiny; whatever God has ordained will surely come to

But what can one say about the case of Badmus Kabiru Olaiya? Is it destiny or lack of spiritual guidance?

Olaiya has just secured employment with the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, Ikotun Business Unit but tragedy struck on his very first assignment.

It was the first time he would climb a pole to rectify an electrical problem. It would turned out to be a fatal assignment.

He had an accident on Wednesday, March 26th, 2014 and eventually died on Friday, March 28th.

According to an eye witness, who was at the scene of the accident, Mrs. Babalola, “The incident happened at Abiola Adeyemi Street, Ikotun. There has been a major fault in the electricity supply to our area leading to a black out that lasted 24 hours.

So on the evening of Wednesday, 26th March, 2014, around 4:00 pm, three officials from IKEDC brought a ladder. The man holding the ladder was the one who was supposed to climb the pole but as fate would have it, Kabiru climbed it. The officials quickly called for a photographer to snap him.

The man dressed properly, he belted himself to the pole but was not putting on hand gloves. As the photographer took his pictures, the light was restored and there was a big bang.

“The man was not totally electrocuted at that stage but he was half dead with  smoke was coming out of his shirt. May be the people that resume duty are not aware that a repair was going on, they restored supply to the area, Kabiru was caught in a hail of fire. He was rescued and rushed to the hospital and he died on Friday morning”.

Kabiru aged 44 years before he died was survived by a pregnant wife, children and relatives. He was buried on Monday March 31st, 2014 at his residence Oyedeji B/stop, close to Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria.

Another resident, Mr. Abdul said: “We were all praying for him to survive the incident. At least, we all thanked God initially that he was not holding the high tension that was why he did not die instantly. But eventually, we lost him. Most tragically, he left a pregnant wife and children. It was really a pathetic story” Sourec