Tragedy struck on
Tuesday when the corpses of two middle-aged women were discovered in a shop in
the Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
It was gathered
that one of the deceased, said to be a fashion designer and the owner of the
shop, Uju Muobuikwu, had invited the other victim to assist her at the shop
located on Second East Circular Road.
It was also
gathered that Muobuikwu had turned on a generator to enable her to sew clothes
throughout the night and deliver them to her customers on time.
Her brother,
Chukwudi, said he had earlier received a call from his sister on Monday, but
could not reach her when he later tried to.
He said, “I got a
call from my sister at about 2pm. She said her friend was not feeling fine. I
told her to give her anointing oil.
“Minutes later, I
put a call to her mobile phone to know the situation of things, but she did not
pick my call. So, I came here this morning and we invited the police to force
the door open.”
It was learnt that
the corpses were taken away by policemen from the Esigie division.
The Commissioner
of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, told our correspondent on the telephone that the
women died of suspected inhalation generator fumes.
Kokumo said, “They
died after inhaling generator fumes. Preliminary investigations revealed that
the victims inhaled toxic fumes from the generator.”
He said the
command would carry out an enlightenment campaign on the health hazards
inherent in the indoor use of generators.
Kokumo said, “They
were fashion designers who must have been working all night to probably meet up
with the demands of their customers this Yuletide.
“They slept where
the generator was placed. So, died after inhaling generator fumes. We
will soon embark on a campaign to enlighten members of the public that using
generators indoor is dangerous.”
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