According to reports, a 25-year-old man who bought an extension box to power his refrigerator before the new year died from electrocution on December 31.
This was revealed in a post that was popular on X, the former Twitter platform.
The post claims that the young man was electrocuted and was discovered with an open extension box on his chest.
While returning from the market earlier that day, the deceased had asked his mother to purchase an extension box, according to the details.
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However, she forgot. He later went out to purchase one himself and was tragically electrocutEfforts to bring him back to life at home failed. Despite being taken to the hospital in a hurry, no oxygen was available. After a lot of work to get oxygen, the young man was pronounced dead.
The post reads:
“My blood brother sent my mum to get bangers of 27k and drinks in cartons against New Year today in the morning.
“My mum left early, and he called her while she was at the market to buy him an extension box because his had spoilt. Mum came back and told him she forgot to buy it, and he left to get a new one himself.”
“We were inside when we heard a loud noise from his apartment. We live in the same compound but different buildings (my dad’s house; I came for the holidays). We ran out only to find an open extension box on his chest—he was electrocuted. ”
“I ran like a thief to change over and turn off the extensions. But he became weak and wasn’t breathing fine. We tried the normal home remedies and rushed him to the hospital. You know how Nigerian hospitals are, right? ”
“They said there was no oxygen, others said no doctors, and some said he was dead even without checking him. I cried and prayed. I even started recording at some point to show him proof of God’s mercy if he woke up.”
“We later got oxygen, but my brother was declared dead. No headache, no sickness—he just bought the extension to enable him chill his fridge.”
“Death came and took my blood brother, just 25 years old, from us this 31st night. I am directly older than him. Does God really answer prayers? Water has finished in my eyes😭.”
The tragic incident has sparked emotional reactions on social media.
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