A 24-year-old welder identified as Adedeji has been confirmed d3ad after he was electrocuted at Nnamdi Azikiwe Street on the Lagos Island area of Lagos State.
The deceased was said to have been working on the site of a two-storey building under renovation on Tuesday evening when the incident happened.
The Lagos State Police Command, while confirming this in a statement by its spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Wednesday stated that Adedeji was engaged by his brother to work on the building.
He said while working on the second floor, Adedeji came into contact with a live electrical source, resulting in severe burns to both legs.
He added that the force of the electrocution was so strong that his burnt body was flung down to the first floor.
He however noted that the incident was reported at the Adeniji Adele Police Division by a complainant who offered them the job.
