Tragedy struck on Tuesday in the Iwaya,
Yaba area of Lagos State after a businessman, Ayodele Megbuwawon, and
his teenage son, Tobi, were killed by generator fumes.
Yaba area of Lagos State after a businessman, Ayodele Megbuwawon, and
his teenage son, Tobi, were killed by generator fumes.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the
victims put on their generator at the lobby of their bungalow, shut the
doors and windows before going to bed on Monday.
victims put on their generator at the lobby of their bungalow, shut the
doors and windows before going to bed on Monday.
While Tobi died in the room, the father, Ayodele, passed on at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba.
A neighbour, Monday Okey, said, “I was
in my room when one of our neighbours, Segun, came and said something
was wrong with Ayodele because he had not come out like he used to.
in my room when one of our neighbours, Segun, came and said something
was wrong with Ayodele because he had not come out like he used to.
“We looked through the door and saw him
on the ground. We broke the window and entered the house. He was
breathing slowly, but Tobi was dead.
on the ground. We broke the window and entered the house. He was
breathing slowly, but Tobi was dead.
“We rushed the father to LUTH, where he later died.”
Megbuwawon’s cousin to the deceased, Evangelist Michael Megbuwawon, described the incident as sad.
He said, “We were called when the
incident happened. We are from Ilaje in Ondo State. At the moment, we
are more interested in his burial.”
incident happened. We are from Ilaje in Ondo State. At the moment, we
are more interested in his burial.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations
Officer, Olarinde Famous-Cole, said he would call back, but had yet to
do so as of press time.
Officer, Olarinde Famous-Cole, said he would call back, but had yet to
do so as of press time.