TRAGEDY struck in the Akaba community in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Saturday when a middle-aged man died after inhaling power generator fumes barely three days after moving into his new apartment.
The man, whose name was given as Funkebi Moses, was a native of Angalabiri community in the Sagbama Local Government Area of the state.
Witnesses told newsmen that Moses choked to death after he had inhaled carbon monoxide from the generator he put on the previous night in his kitchen.
The witness said the body was discorvered when a neighbor went to the house of Moses to collect a harmer he had borrowed from him.
On getting to the house, it was learnt that after several knocks on the door, there was no response, while the generator was on. According to the witness, the situation caused neighbors to peep through the window only to discover Moses’ lifeless body on the bed.
He said when the door was forced open, the generator was still running in the kitchen, while all the windows and door were locked.
Moses’ landlord, Mr Nelson Yongoi, confirmed the incident, while the remains have been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre mortuary in Yenagoa.
When contacted, the Bayelsa Police Comman Public Relations Officer, Mr. Eguaveon Emokpai, said he had not received any formal report of the incident.
The death of Moses brings to the three the number of persons who have been killed by generator fumes in Yenagoa this year.
Daily Trust Monday May 9, 2011
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