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A Nigerian lady, Chiamaka Silas, has shared a heartbreaking story in memory of her younger brother, popularly known as Aboy, who tragically lost his life on December 31, 2024, after a sudden incident believed to be electrocution.

According to Chiamaka, that day started like every other normal day. Their father had checked on everyone before leaving for work at about 7am, while their mother left for the market by 8:30am to shop for New Year celebrations. In his usual generous nature, Aboy gave her money to buy fireworks, drinks, and other celebration items for the New Year crossover.

At about 10:30am, he called his mother, reminding her to buy an extension socket so he could plug his fridge and chill the drinks. Unfortunately, she forgot, and he later sent their house help to get one. Due to a failed bank alert, the seller didn’t release the extension, forcing him to go himself. Determined to ensure everyone enjoyed New Year’s Eve, he went to the market and returned around 1pm with the extension.

Moments earlier, he had joyfully thrown a few fireworks out of excitement for the crossover celebration. Later, he went to fix his fridge to cool the drinks.

Sadly, at 2pm, tragedy struck.

The family heard a terrifying scream from his apartment. By the time they rushed to the scene, he was already lying unconscious with the new extension on his chest. His mother held him tightly, calling his name repeatedly, but he took his last breath in her arms.

His father immediately rushed him from hospital to hospital, but four medical facilities pronounced him dead on arrival. Even after that, the devastated family took him home, hoping and praying for a miracle.

He was just 26 years old.

The family has struggled deeply since the tragedy. Their father’s health reportedly deteriorated, and their mother has never remained the same emotionally. Chiamaka says the entire family is shattered beyond words, still unable to accept that a vibrant, peaceful, loving young man is gone without being sick or showing any sign of illness beforehand.

She described him as kind-hearted, quiet, humble, and deeply loved by everyone who knew him.

Chiamaka ended her tribute with a painful prayer, asking God to never allow any family experience such tragedy again.

“There is no pain deeper than losing someone you love, especially a child so full of life. May we never lose anyone dear to us this 2026 and beyond. Chineke Biko, Ozomena.”

May his soul continue to rest in peace. 🕊️💔

Source: https://www.reportnaija.ng/2025/12/emotional-tribute-sister-recounts-how.html

What is the essence of life, today you are here, tomorrow you are there
Perhaps, just I use to say: Death benefits the poor.

May his soul continue to rest in peace.



Tinubu, a bad man with good intentions.

So it isn't even electrocution, so what could have killed the young man?

Horrible

If someone had performed CPR on that boy right at the moment he was found, he may have survived the ordeal since it was an electrocution and not a literal burning. @OP, please inform the gal that if she wanted to have a better memorial for her brother, she could work on greater awareness of CPR — teach fathers, mothers, and individuals in the community how and when CPR can be performed to save lives.

ShobayoEmma:
What is the essence of life, today you are here, tomorrow you are there
Perhaps, just I use to say: Death benefits the poor.
May his soul continue to rest in peace.
Tinubu, a bad man with good intentions.

In your philosophical wisdom, may we know how death benefits the poor?

Ishilove:
So it isn't even electrocution, so what could have killed the young man?

Horrible

We shouldn't always believe stories exactly the way they're told

The guy screamed 3x before going unconscious; it's very possible he quickly/desperately switched off the socket before passing out.

ChybuzzDD:
We shouldn't always believe stories exactly the way they're told

The guy screamed 3x before going unconscious; it's very possible he quickly/desperately switched off the socket before passing out.

Electrocution doesn't work that way, oga. Once the body is electrified it scrambles the nervous system and the body loses all coordination. Some go into cardiac arrest immediately so there is no time or ability to switch off anything desperately.

Have you seen videos of people been tased? They drop to the ground and convulse uncontrollably. That's just minor, compared to full electrocution.

This fellow was not electrocuted. It is was something else. Something dark and diabolical.

Is it into fraud or rituals that they told him he wil nt c 2026

A lot of people are born with congenital heart defects that go unnoticed and is a ticking time bomb. I feel so sorry for your parents and I hope God comforts them and gives them peace that pass all understanding. Losing a child is so difficult. May they see a reason to live for the rest of you. This seems like a heart attack.

Ishilove:
Electrocution doesn't work that way, oga. Once the body is electrified it scrambles the nervous system and the body loses all coordination. Some go into cardiac arrest immediately so there is no time or ability to switch off anything desperately.

Have you seen videos of people been tased? They drop to the ground and convulse uncontrollably. That's just minor, compared to full electrocution.

This fellow was not electrocuted. It is was something else. Something dark and diabolical.

We're talking about someone who had time to raise alarm on 3 separate occasions
The fact he could do that means the scenario you described wasn't fully applicable to him, and it's possible he had time to switch off the socket before eventually going into arrest.
If he had immediately gone incapacitated and into arrest, he couldn't have been able to shout thrice for help.

I understand you guys' obsession with supernatural/spiritual/juju things and that no explanation will suffice.

The best way to unravel the cause of death would have been to do autopsy. But, then, the strong belief and obsession with spiritual stuffs, coupled with the general ignorance amongst the population didn't allow that

It is nothing diabolical. It is a faulty extension. Once had such and so I returned it. I'm sure the screws of the extension is visible underneath hence the cause of the electrocution.

Ishilove:
Electrocution doesn't work that way, oga. Once the body is electrified it scrambles the nervous system and the body loses all coordination. Some go into cardiac arrest immediately so there is no time or ability to switch off anything desperately.

Have you seen videos of people been tased? They drop to the ground and convulse uncontrollably. That's just minor, compared to full electrocution.

This fellow was not electrocuted. It is was something else. Something dark and diabolical.