Lagos Island, where a communication mast
crashed on a father of twins, 52-year-old
Adeolu Adeleke, yesterday killing him
instantly.
The deceased, popularly known as Baba
Ibeji (Father of twins), according to eye
witnesses and his colleagues who sell telephone
accessories met his untimely death when a
telecommunication mast fell on him as he dashed
across Marina Street to fetch a waterproof cover
for his goods as it was about to rain.
"We had been hustling together from morning till
evening to make a living at Davies Street and
Marina. I travelled to my home town and while I
was to be on my way back to Lagos, I told him and
he prayed for my safety. But the same cannot be
said of him. He is gone. My friend of over 15 years
is dead.
Why? Why? Why him? So life can be over like this
in just a twinkle of an eye?" a perplexed friend of
the deceased, Peter Olorunishola, lamented.
Continuing, Olorunishola said that the deceased
was a perfect gentleman, industrious and loved to
be with people irrespective of their tribe or creed.
"He was my very good friend, very hard working
and peaceful. We were both selling chargers for
phones and laptops and other goods. I was waiting
for the rain to stop so that we could meet but
before the rain even stopped, I was told he had
been knocked down.
When I got here, I realised that he was crushed to
death by a communication mast. We will never
meet again here on earth. We will never share
jokes again. We will never share business ideas
again. Baba Ibeji is gone," Olorunishola lamented.
Also speaking, Abdullahi Musa, another colleague
of the deceased, wondered why the masts are
being erected indiscriminately without regular
assessment by the government.
"This particular mast was erected on top of a
segment of the building. It collapsed about three
years ago but nobody was killed. They re-erected it
and today, it has wasted this man's life." The body
of the deceased was taken away from the scene by
the Nigeria Police at about 4.45 p.m. in a
Volkswagen bus with registration number EQ 355
LND. The killer mast is situated within UACN
property at Marina, Lagos Island. All efforts to
ascertain the owners of the mast was unsuccessful
as UACN personnel refused to speak.
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