Man gets electrocuted at River valley Estate

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"This electrocution happened at around
6:30am today in River valley Estate, Ojodu
Berger.The guy involved was employed
only yesterday as a gateman and opened
the gate for his boss who was leaving for
work early. Only to close the gate after his
boss zoomed off, his fate befell him.

There was no light over night until about a
few minutes before 6:30am. Passersby
still saw his corpse at about 6:30am still
shaking but they could not render any
help. When the security men of the estate
were informed they only went to inspect
and confirm the story, they couldn't render
any help. Their conscience didn't even
prick them that it goes way beyond their
civic responsibility as professionals to
coordinate the scene, even though they
could not help the dead.

What am I saying? Well it is easy to say
the devil orchestrated the death of this
'poor' guy and perfected his evil will upon
him. But holdup a second before saying
that. Among the few tens that gathered
round this boy during the wee hours, no
one saw him/herself as a rescuer, Why?
Because they have no first aid, health and
safety knowledge. And even if they had,
they couldn't or didn't use it. This is
pathetic either way.
A number of persons saw this guy during
his last minutes of grace to live, but they
failed him but failed themselves even more
and the country. The citizens of the nation
have no iota of first aid, health and safety
knowledge. What to do or what can be
done in an emergency situation like this is
known by less than 0.00001% of
Nigerians. Many stumble on accident
scenes where the victims still had a
chance to live, but surround them as
spectators whom they had just paid their
gate fee to watch, the 'match of who is
going to give up the ghost first'.
A number of people begin to thank God
they missed out on being the victim by
just an inch as the Lord directed them. No
one ever feels the Lord directed him/her to
be a rescuer.

The closest help this guy
might have gotten till this moment is
communication of this happening to the
world which also establishes the role of
information in place of first aid, health and
safety. At about this period where there
have been tremendous improvements in
electricity generation and distribution
generally, there has also been a great
increase in rainfall and flood in the country
which may mean more danger to the
public if health and safety measures don't
measure up.

The staff of power generation and
distribution companies must also be well
skilled, just in case they find themselves in
a situation where they need to become a
rescuer to a member of the general public.

At the extensive level, there should be an
overhauling of all head cables. Many
cables are weak. Many are also joined
together weakly. Many of the electricity
infrastructure are also poorly maintained.
These are all hazards that poses risks to
just anybody. Members of the public
should equally be orientated by the
emergency and safety agencies in the
country in order to help each other in
situations like this. Safety persons should
also live up to their professional
expectations.

The role of a health and
safety professional should be recognized
and bolstered in view of developing the
economy. The sector is capable of creating
employment opportunities which will
translate into jacking or hi-jacking the
nation out of recession.