LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A woman whose two children were electrocuted in Mushin, Lagos State, is hospitalized and currently fighting for her life.
The Punch reports that the children, a girl aged 10 and a boy aged seven, were electrocuted when they attempted to turn on the television after returning from school.
It was gathered from sources in the area that the parents, who were speculated to have been away or inside the room when the incident occurred, on learning the fate of their children, were thrown into despair with the mother fainting and currently battling for her life at the hospital.
READ ALSO: Five Electrocuted To Death, Four Hospitalized While Erecting Billboard In Rivers
Speaking with Punch Metro, a resident of the area named Toyosi described the incident as a work of the devil.
“I heard that it was after school on Thursday the girl was trying to turn on the TV from the socket when she got electrocuted. Without even knowing what had happened to his older sister, the younger boy went to touch her, he too got electrocuted.
“They stayed at that spot until the light was taken, and then they fell. I heard the woman is still at the hospital. She has yet to recover from the shock. We heard that when people went to visit her, she couldn’t talk, she couldn’t cry, she just sat at a spot, looking,” she added.
Another resident of the area, who pleaded anonymity, disclosed that the mother of the children had a third child she was breastfeeding when the two older ones passed on.
