A fashion designer and her friend died after inhaling
toxic fumes from an electricity generator. The bodies
of Muobuikwu Uju Kate and Nkiru Anozie were
discovered in a shop located on Second East Circular
road in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State
on Tuesday morning, December 12.
It was learnt that Muobuikwu, the owner of the shop
had invited Anozie to help her sew clothes. She had
turned on a generator to enable them work
throughout the night in order to deliver the clothes to
her customers in time.
Confirming the incident, her brother, Chukwudi, said
that he had received a call from his sister on Monday
but could not reach her when he called back.
“I got a call from my sister at about 2pm when she
complained that her friend was getting weak. 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 and that was it.” said
Chukwudi
The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo,
who confirmed the incident said preliminary
investigations revealed that the women died after
inhaling the toxic fumes from the generator.
“I think they were fashion designers who must
have been working all night to, probably, meet up
with the demands of their customers this
Yuletide,”
said Kokumo.
“Maybe they (deceased) had a lot of things to get
done for their customers and slept where the
generator was on. So, they eventually died of
the fumes of the generator. I think they did not
know. We will embark on public enlightenment to
enlighten members of the public that it is
dangerous to the health.” he added.
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