An alarm has been raised as Coca-Cola company is being accused of abandoning its staff who sustained an industrial injury that led to his amputation in the course of his duty. A lawyer Kingsley Ughe shared an update on what happened to the young man identified as Ugochukwu Okoeomo who is now depending on a good Samaritan for survival.

Read what the lawyer shared below;

He is 27, tall, athletically built. A six footer of a sort, with a face that is pleasant to the eyes. His name is Ugochukwu Okoeomo

He was employed by Coca Cola Nigeria Limited (Nigerian Bottling Company Limited) as a Truck Loading Assistant. He worked and served the company dutifully for years without blemish. He was subsequently promoted and confirmed as a staff of Coca Cola Nigeria Limited and transfered to the Oyingbo office of Coca Cola.

His scope of duties included loading , ensuring the loading of coca cola trucks for distributions, and overseeing the movement and operational tracking of all the trucks loading coca cola products at the Oyingbo office of the company.

On this fateful day , he was assigned to work with one Christopher Oyemofu, staff of Coca Cola who is the driver of Truck No; XM 151LND.

As is the custom in his job description, he was directing the coca cola truck fully loaded with drinks within the premises of the Oyingbo office of the company when suddenly the truck zigged zagged and ran backward in a fatal case of break failure.

He made to avoid being crushed to death by the truck. He escaped but one of his legs was trapped under the truck with the heavy tyres screeching and tearing at his skin and his bones crushed and mangled.

He lost consciousness in the ensuing unearthly pain. He was rushed to Lagoon Hospital, Apapa, Lagos by the management of Coca Cola Nigeria Limited. Doctors verdict was unambiguous and definitive; He must be amputated.

So Ugochukwu lost his leg and became permanently disabled. He was given artificial rubber legs and abandoned in the hospital. His medication ; strong anti biotics, heavy pain relief drugs were too expensive for poor Ugochukwu.

He subsequently left the hospital without fully recovering from the pains of the whole ordeal. Jobless without a help, he was thrown out of his rented apartment by his landlord. He now leaves in a makeshift store where he helps a good Samaritan to sell and get his food for the day.

What is even more remarkable is the fact that Ugochukwu actually came to JLAA to donate to the course of justice. At the office, we were curious and very unwilling to accept donation from one needing donation.

We contacted the pastor of the church where he worships. The pastor confirmed the story and told us that even in that state and his travails, Ugochukwu is sold out to charity.

He Steps forward to pay tithes every Sunday from the stipends he earns from his efforts and visits motherless babies home around Ikorodu with biscuits and indomie every Sunday. Givers they say never lack. Ugochukwu will not be allowed by JLAA to walk the unadorned high road of justice alone.

JLAA is firmly determined to pursue justice for Ugochukwu. We have contacted Coca Cola Nigeria Limited. We have informed them of our resolute intentions and readiness to approach the court for justice to assert Ugochukwu's legal rights.

God willing , we shall institute an action within the week and neither funds nor faintness of spirit shall weaken our resolve in this matter. Join us today to seek justice for Ugochukwu.

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sad

Buhari why

God this is pathetic, coca cola should be magnanimous enough to place him on a life salary because he suffered this in their company.

must U show ur hatred and depression everywhere

CROWNWEALTH019:
Buhari why

Where are the lawyers when you need them? This is a Personal Injury Claim.

Coco-cola should do the right thing and PAY UP.

Once companies get to Nigeria, they start misbehaving, doing things they wouldn't dream of doing in their base countries. Who do we blame anyway if not for the useless Labour laws we've got which are never implemented.

They should support him!

Jesus this is bad, the Coca Cola company should do d right thing ,they have to compensate him

I guess a lifetime supply of coke is what they would probably offer if worse comes to worse. We are truly suffering in this country

pretty unfair

Nawa Naija which way... This cannot happen outside Naija.. Impossicant.. Coca-Cola should be sued appropriately and they shouldn't run from responsibility...

Smh.. Cowards... And they have enough money to take care of the young man.. This is sheer wickedness..

Do workers still have right, there ar many cases of neglect after accidents by nigerian companies

Before you start blaming Coca Cola company in America, please not that they've franchised it to Nigerian Bottling Company in Nigeria. The major shareholders are Greek Cypriots and they should carry the blame. Greek Cypriots also control Nigerian flour mills. Their country was once poor hence their people emigrated all over the world seeking a better life.

Workers in such a company should be properly insured in case of such hazards. They however bark at doing so because of the cost. Someone, a Nigerian who works for their flour mills told me so and even seemed to support it. I SMH!

It is well...

this is sad..

you can see the sadness in his eyes

If it was in the western world, cocacola would have been sued.

Wickedness

Hmm.. speechless.. may God elp him

you are lifted.

They should be sued


Useless people


Plastic bottle coke is now sold for N150! For what


Even when dollar was N500, it was still N100, what has happened now?


USELESS GREEDY BASTARDS

That's why they made its advisable for manufacturing companies to get Group personal accidents insurance for their staff, I don't believe a company of coca cola statue won't have such insurance.

And if they have someone might have collected the money from the insurance company insuring them and pocket the money.

I find it hard to believe coca cola won't have GPA or workmen compensation.

this is a clear example of things that happens within various companies

Life of a worker