Negligence that is the word to sum up this story, it's so sad it happened this way, another story another day nothing will be done, until we start taking action and rules are implemented the circle will keep on rotating. RIP Oluchi Anekwe
Nkem Anekwe, the elder sister of Oluchi
Anekwe, a first-class student of the University of Lagos, who was on
Tuesday electrocuted by a high-tension wire, says the negligence of the
UNILAG Medical Center caused the death of her younger sister.
She also said the high-tension wire,
which caused the death of Oluchi also fell on her younger sister, Uju
Anekwe, but she survived the encounter.
This is just as the National Association
of Nigerian Students, South-West zone, said it would sue the
electricity distribution company for the death.
Nkem
told our correspondent that Uju, a student of the College of Medicine,
Idi Araba, was injured by the cable and was also hospitalised. She added
that the young lady had been discharged and was recuperating at home.
Twenty-two-year-old Oluchi and her
sister were returning from an evening Mass, when the high-tension wire
fell on them at about 7pm.
When PUNCH Metro visited the
Anekwes’ on Thursday, Nkem, a lawyer, stated that both ladies were
initially rushed alive to the medical centre, adding that Oluchi could
have survived if she was promptly attended to.
She said,
“It was not only Oluchi that
the wire fell on; it also injured Uju. I got to know about the incident
at about 8pm. I quickly rushed to the university’s medical centre. When I
got there, Uju told me that she and Oluchi had held each other’s hands
as they walked to the hostel.
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| Siblings |
“The wire fell on Oluchi’s left arm, and
the two of them were electrocuted. Oluchi lost consciousness
immediately, while Uju managed to call out to passersby to help
them.Both of them were rushed to the medical centre. The officials on
duty
requested their identity cards and said they would not do anything until
the cards were brought. When I got to the centre, Oluchi was alive, as
her eyes were open and her body was warm and normal, but only her left
arm was stiff. I asked the medical personnel if any first-aid was given
to her, but they did not reply me.”
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| Father |
Oluchi’s father, Chief Basil Anekwe,
said Oluchi’s death was a great loss to the family. He added that the
university’s authorities should ensure that his daughter’s autopsy was
done, and a death certificate issued promptly.
He said,
“On Sunday, when I saw Oluchi,
she said I should send her some money for upkeep. On Tuesday, I was
planning to send about N30,000 to her, when I learnt about the incident.
I was initially told it was a mere accident.
“I am only glad that my daughter did not
die returning from a party or an offensive place; she died returning
from the presence of God. The university delegation this morning brought
a letter to me from the VC.”
The mother, who was distraught, was said to be unavailable for comment as of the time of PUNCH Metro’s visit 
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