- Imo-state-born lady, Chiamaka narrates how she lost her 25-year-old younger brother to electrocution
- According to Miss Chiamaka, her brother died because of lack of adequate equipment and medical personnel in the hospital visited
- Emotion-laden lady, said she was yet to believe the death of her brother who never suffered from headache nor stomach upset yet died few minutes to the new year 2025
Anguish, pain, frustration and anxiety can only describe the mood of one Chiamaka Silas from Owerri, Imo state as she described how she lost her 25 year old younger brother to electrocution few hours to new year day, 2025.
WITHIN NIGERIA gathered that expectedly, the ugly incident has thrown the once happy family to grief, mourning and heartbreak even as battled tirelessly to resuscitate the brother to life, all to no avail.
The emotion-laden Chiamaka in a video posted on her Facebook account said she couldn’t believe that her brother who neither suffering from headache or stomach ache died minutes away from new year day.
Recounting how it all started, Miss Chiamaka explained that “My blood brother sent my mum to get banger of 27k and drinks in cartons against new year today in the morning.
“My mum left early and he called her on phone while she is at market to buy him extension cable, that his has spoilt.”
Explaining further, Miss Chiamaka stated that “Mum came back and told him she forgot to buy it, and he left to go get new one himself.”
It was gathered the brother who was simply called Aboy came back few minutes later and decided to fix the extension cable on his own, not knowing that either the wiring system of the house was faulty or that the extension itself was not in good condition which resulted in the ugly event that followed.
“We were inside and heard loud noise from his apartment. We live in the same compound but different building ( my dad’s house and I came for holidays).
“We ran out only to find an open extension on his chest. He has been electrocuted. I ran like a thief just to change over and switch off the extensions.
“But he became weak and wasn’t breathing fine. We tried the normal home remedies to him and rushed him to hospital. You know about Nigerians hospital right?
“They said no oxygen, others said no doctors, some said he is dead even without touching him.
“I cried and cried, I prayed and started recording this at a point to show him proof that God showed him mercy if he wake up. Brethren we later got oxygen but my brother was declared dead.
“No headache, no sickness, he bought the extension to enable him chill his fridge well.”
Expressing her grief and frustration, Miss Chiamaka groan that “Death came and took my blood brother of 25 years out from us this 31st night. Na me senior am direct ooo. Do God really answer prayer? Water don finish for my eyes.”
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