By Esther Onyegbula

A generator explosion which occurred in Oworoshoki area of Lagos state has killed a former councillor in Kosefe local Government. The deceased identified as Olu Ogunjobi was a councillor in Kosefe Local government, between 2003 and 2007.

Vanguard learned that the incident occurred while he was re-fuelling generator in his office located in Oworoshoki, on July, 24, 2015.
According to relatives of the deceased Ogunjobi would have survived the incident if the Lagos State doctors Gbagada General Hospital where he was rushed to was not on strike.

Mr Taoheed Adekunle told Vanguard that immediately the generator caught fire the deceased pick it up and try to throw it out while the generator was still burning and got burnt in the process.

The man was said to have died as a result of the complications from severe burns he sustained from the fire when he was trying to dispose the burning generator.

He said:  ”The impact of the explosion caused him a severe first degree burn and he was quickly rushed to St Daniel hospital in Oworoshoki, but referred to the general hospital where he died.

When Vanguard visited the deceased resident at Ojulere Street, some sympathisers were seeing thronging the house to commiserate with the widow.

Master victor Ogunjobi the son of the deceased told our correspondent that the death of his father is very devastating to him and his siblings.

He said:  ”before my father become councillor he had barbing salon shop and also sells musical cassettes, but after his tenure he went back into the business, he was inside the shop trying to re-fuelling generator when there was power failure the generator exploded and caught fire.

When contacted the Lagos State Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Patricia Amadin confirmed the incident.

Adding that: the Divisional Police Officer of Oworoshoki  received a distressed called  about a fire incident  and moved  swiftly  with his men to the scene so as to avoid  hoodlums from taking  advantage  of the unfortunate  situation.

“The fire was later put out and the man was later identified to be councillor sustained injuries in the fire and rushed to the general hospital Gbagada where he died.”