Residents of Ebi’s Mechanic Road, Amarata area in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, were on Tuesday thrown into mourning after the decomposing bodies of seven friends were found in a music studio apartment.

The tragic incident, suspected to have been caused by generator fumes in the studio owned by one of the deceased, identified as Akpos Barakubo, occurred after their studio session, and they decided to have a little rest in the apartment.

DAILY POST gathered that six bodies were later discovered dead in the morning while one who was unconscious and rushed to the hospital later died.

According to the residents of the area, the crew members in the studio were working into the night using their generating set due to poor power supply in the state and may have fallen asleep and forgot to switch off the generator.

It was also gathered that most of the deceased are undergraduate students from the Niger Delta University, NDU, who are into the recording business to help themselves in school.

A resident of the area, Mr Damion Asamonye, blamed the state and federal governments as well as the power distribution company for the death of the people, saying if there was adequate power supply, there wouldn’t have been any need for a generator at night.

He lamented the situation in Bayelsa State where Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED, only supplies light when bills are shared.

He said: “Both the federal and state governments have failed us, if there was a public power supply, maybe these people wouldn’t have lost their lives in these circumstances.

“Seven able-bodied young men just died like that because of the failure of government, The most annoying thing is that tomorrow, the PHED personnel will come with a ladder to disconnect light that they are not supplying, how can people be spending their money in fueling generators despite the current hardship in Nigeria, even after paying for light bills.?

Another resident in the area, Mrs Joy Reuben, said the whole neighbourhood woke up on Tuesday morning to witness the tragic incident, calling on the government to ensure that there is adequate power supply in the state so that citizens will not be allowed to die in such circumstances again.

When contacted, the police spokesman in Bayelsa State, ASP Musa Muhammed, promised to call back with more details but did not pick his calls afterwards.

As of the time of filing the report, security operatives have cordoned off the area while the corpses have been evacuated to the mortuary.

According to the residents of the area, the crew members in the studio were working into the night using their generating set due to poor power supply in the state and may have fallen asleep and forgot to switch off the generator.

...after the decomposing bodies of seven friends were found in a music studio apartment.

DAILY POST gathered that six bodies were later discovered dead in the morning while one who was unconscious and rushed to the hospital later died.

richiemcgold:
Would there be any need for generator if Nigerians have access to 24hrs power supply?

RickyJesus:
You can link everything back to the government if you are desperate enough.
But this is an avoidable death if they had taken safety precautions.

immortalcrown:
May their souls rest in peace.

Most of them were undergraduates who went from hostels or lecture halls to the studio. So disheartening.

The government has failed the citizens. DISCOs have also failed the citizens. But let us do away with sentiments. No be the government say make dem no position the generator well. How are you even sure it was generator fume that killed them? What if food poison or substance abuse was the cause?

Imagine this level of contradiction. Decomposing bodies? How come one was still alive while 6 were already decomposing?

richiemcgold:
One way or the other, their death could still be attributed to the useless leaders we have in govt

ibechris:
If check ur generator,it is often written for outdoor use.

Nigerians no dey like to read manual especially the educated ones.

No surprise at all.