Tragedy struck in the Mushin area of Lagos State
after a 35-year-old tricycle rider, Olalekan Salisu, fell
into a soakaway in his house and died.
He was said to be starting his small generator on the
soakaway around 9pm on Sunday when the slab
covering the soakaway gave way.

The generator and the Ogun State indigene were said
to have fallen into the soakaway.

Residents said it took about five hours before the
victim, who was married with two kids, could be
brought out. He was brought out dead.

Tension was still high on Wednesday when PUNCH
Metro visited the scene of the incident, a two-storey
building on Anipele Street, Olorunshogo, Mushin.
Our correspondent observed that two fresh concrete
slabs had been prepared to replace the damaged one
which was at the back of the house.

Faeces, said to have been drained out of the
soakaway with pumping machines in frantic bid to
remove the victim, were still in the gutters in the
area.

Some of the deceased’s co-tenants, however, denied
living in the house or knowing about the incident.
They declined to talk to PUNCH Metro.

One particularly threatened to beat up our
correspondent. One of the tenants, who did not
identify himself, asked our correspondent to leave
immediately.

He said, “Look, everybody is sad. The man that died
here is young and his family has left the house for
their home town after the incident. The landlord does
not live here with us. If you want to get any
information, come back when his family returns or
when everybody is in a good mood.”

However, some residents of the area claimed that the
tenants were trying to cover up what had happened
in the house.

A resident, John Ademola, who said he was among
those that attempted to save the victim on the night
of the incident, explained that the tenants usually
put generators on the soakaway which must have
weakened the slab and caused the tragedy.

He said, “On that night, the man, who lived on the
second floor, came outside to turn on his generator
after a power outage.

“The generator, which was on the soakaway, started
working and as the man was about leaving, the
soakaway caved in and he and the generator fell
inside.

“As he was going down, he shouted for help and that
was what made people know that something bad had
happened.”

Our correspondent learnt that all attempts to remove
him proved abortive, until someone called men of the
Lagos State Fire Service.

The firemen were said to have inserted pipes into the
soakaway to drain the wastes after which the victim
was brought out dead.

The Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak
Fadipe, while confirming the incident, said a fireman,
Joshua Akindele, descended into the soakaway to
evacuate the victim.

He said, “The fireman went in with a sealing hook
and a ladder. With the aid of the hook, he found the
location where the victim was buried in the faeces.
He then went into the basement of the septic tank
using the ladder.

“He used a side of the victim’s shoulder to bring him
up and tied a rescue rope over his body before
drawing him up.It was a difficult situation.”

Fadipe warned people in the state to avoid using
septic tank as a passageway or a facility for storage
of generators, which could weaken the slabs and lead
to avoidable disaster.



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Wtf! Grave of feaces, RIP to d dead

Too many kwestions to ask.
Who constructed the soakaway?
Why would a grown up man place generator with lot of vibration on a soakaway?
Why does it take up to five hours to rescue him?
If you suspect foul play or witchcraft share this post

See what power failure has cursed,


Change is what we truely want now!
RIP
#march4buhari

Redoil:
Too many kwestions to ask.
Who constructed the soakaway?
Why would a grown up man place generator with lot of vibration on a soakaway?
Why does it take up to five hours to rescue him?
If you suspect foul play or witchcraft share this post

You for just tell us say na share you want make we share from the beginning than for the ending, na Nigeria film producer you be wey dey start film with starring and end am with to God be the glory

R.i.p make we dey look before we cross road.

Redoil:
Too many kwestions to ask.
Who constructed the soakaway?
Why would a grown up man place generator with lot of vibration on a soakaway?
Why does it take up to five hours to rescue him?
If you suspect foul play or witchcraft share this post

All ur questions are irrelevant.....

Redoil:
Too many kwestions to ask.
Who constructed the soakaway?
Why would a grown up man place generator with lot of vibration on a soakaway?
Why does it take up to five hours to rescue him?
If you suspect foul play or witchcraft share this post

You for just tell us say na share you want make we share from the beginning than for the ending, na Nigeria film producer you be wey dey start film with warning and end am with to God be the glory?

Hmm, what can I say other than the death was avoidable.

Redoil:
Too many kwestions to ask.
Who constructed the soakaway?
Why would a grown up man place generator with lot of vibration on a soakaway?
Why does it take up to five hours to rescue him?
If you suspect foul play or witchcraft share this post

All your questions no make sense,na who dey construct soakaway for house before, no be landlord,
why e no go take upto 5hrs to rescue am?, u been expect people to jump enter the soakaway rescue am,abi u think say na swimming pool be dat?

Holy Crap... Chai.... Cant imagine drowning in faeces.

#In 90+ years time, wen i go to paradise i must remember not to shake dat guy's hand.

What a crappy death.

One could say that the man's life fell to sheit.. Literally.

If he was asked in heaven how he died but couldn't lie because heaven is a place of truth, he would claim he died in a swimming POO.



May the good Lord forgive me for making fun of this man's death.

silverprince413:
See what power failure has cursed,


Change is what we truely want now!
RIP
#march4buhari

As in ehen! If statistics of the number of people that have died because of power failure in this country, can be published, you will shudder. Terrible people.

LOOOL to be honest, I was expecting some pics

RIP to the dead

Do not forget, good people of nigeria to keep marching on Mr. Clueless

Do not forget to keep marching4buhari

Do not forget to Polish your PVC at least twice a week.

Do not forget to stay safe!

Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un