Graphic pics: Generator fumes kill man, wife & 3 children in Ikorodu

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Generator fumes has killed a man, his wife and all his 3 children in Ipoyewa community of Ikorodu, Lagos. The bodies of the family was discovered by neighbours last Friday September 12th in their home. All five suffocated to death after inhaling fumes from a generator which they’d kept in their room. According to neighbours, the man bought the generator just two days before the unfortunate incident and was afraid it will be stolen if left outside so he kept it inside his 2-room apartment.
  
When the family failed to come out late Friday morning, a neighbour peeped through their window, saw bodies, and alerted others. They broke down the door to discover the horror. And when I say horror, I mean horror. The photos are really graphic so please be warned.

Residents of the community are blaming the family’s deaths on lack of power in the area. They claim the last time they had light was 3 years ago, that every house in the area uses a generator. They said they have called on the government many times to help them with light but their efforts have yielded no fruit. See the pics after the cut.. *warning – graphic content*

People need to be educated about the dangers of generator fumes…

The wife
The man

1 COMMENT

  1. This is horrific! Have they not heard that is dangerous to keep a gen set that’s on inn-door. They just cut-short the lives of these innocent kids. This is What poverty and illiteracy about where to use a gen set has caused them. The people selling generators should please always enlighten their customers when purchasing Gen to reduce or prevent future occurrence. 90% Nigerian don’t read manuals of things they phurchase in their case own case for instance the manufacturer boldly wrote Warning in the manual not to be used inn-doors but poverty n illiteracy will not let it stock in our heads. Our govt isn’t helping matters tooo cus if there was constant light one will buy a gen set and if we don’t ve thieves among us the ideal of keeping it inn-door won’t be there and we need to enlighten ourselves on every damn things we use.