Two kids electrocuted, Lagos mother admitted to hospital

Two of the mother’s children died on Thursday from electrocution; she is still fighting for her life in the Mushin region of Lagos State. Her identity is yet unknown.

As to local sources, the children—a boy, seven years old, and a girl, ten—were electrocuted as they tried to switch on the television after coming home from school.

SMASH After learning of their children’s fate, Metro learned from local sources that the parents—who were reportedly either inside the room or away when the tragedy happened—were devastated, with the mother fainting and now fighting for her life in the hospital.

In an interview with PUNCH Metro, Toyosi, a local, called the occurrence “the devil’s work.”

She went on, “I’ve heard that the girl was electrocuted after school on Thursday while attempting to switch on the TV from the outlet. When the younger child attempted to touch his older sister, he was electrocuted as well, not even knowing what had happened to her.

“They stood there until the light was stolen, at which point they collapsed. As far as I know, the woman is still in the hospital. She’s still not fully recovered from the shock. We’ve heard that when people came to see her, she was unable to cry or speak and would instead just sit and stare.

Another local, who wished to remain anonymous, revealed that the children’s mother was nursing a third kid when the two elder ones passed away.