It has been reported that a 24-year old nursing mother identified as Yewande Busari, was electrocuted in Lagos with her 1-year-old son named Pamilerin strapped to her back on May 6. The child however survived.
It was gathered that the tragedy was caused by electrical wires sticking out of a streetlight pole where Yetunde who reportedly did not use the pedestrian bridge was trying to cross the highway at the Oshodi area of Lagos state.
The young baby who has since being discharged from a hospital, is currently with his paternal grandparents.
The baby’s father, Lekan Akorede, told SaharaReporters.
“Since the accident, he has not stopped crying. Pamilerin was very fond of his mother and has refused to breastfeed from other mums who had offered to help.”
According to report, the streetlight pole that caused the tragedy was said to have carried the menace of live wires sticking for a while but was left unattended by the government and the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company in charge of it.
Tunde Busari, an elder brother of the deceased in a phone conversation with a reporter, lamented the nonchalance of the government and the electrical company in charge of the streetlights.
“We have not heard anything from the government or seen anybody from them since my sister died. It was a government property that killed my sister, but nobody has come to pay us a visit,” he said.
