Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three individuals in connection with the tragic electrocution of a 23-year-old apprentice, Jonathan Emmanuel, at a welding workshop in the Asimolowo area, Ifo Local Government Area of the state.
The Commandโs Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Abeokuta, the state capital.
โThe incident was reported at Ifo Divisional Police Headquarters on March 6, 2025, at about 1800 hrs by Mr Emmanuel Brown Abah, the father of the deceased stated that he received information from Azeez Salami, a truck driver and the deceasedโs master, about his sonโs electrocution,โ she said.
She said that immediately after receiving the report, police officers were drafted to visit the scene rendering assistance in evacuation to General Hospital, where the attending doctor confirmed the victim as โBrought In Dead.โ
โPreliminary investigations revealed that Oladokun Johnson, a welder, was working on a container at his workshop, using a welding machine with an exposed live wire, at the time of the incident, Olaleye Kamaldeen, the owner of an Iveco truck (Reg. No. T 7146 LA, Lagos), had arrived with a minibus carrying about ten truck rims for offloading,โ Odutola said. (Channels)