…As Bereaved Husband Seeks Assistance To Pay Bride Price
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
Tragedy has struck in Oregbeni community in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State as Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) cable beneath a flooded road, electrocuted a 32-year woman and her baby to death.
The woman, identified as Sarah David, was said to have had her baby strapped on her back when the tragedy occured.
It was gathered that the victim was walking through a flooded road in the area after a heavy downpour, when she stepped on a live electricity cable.
The cable was said to have fallen from one of the electricity poles in the neighborhood.
An eyewitness who simply identified herself as Edugie said: “the woman was also walking with a toddler believed to be her eldest child when the tragedy struck.”
“But for a passer-by who quickly rescued the toddler from the water, the entire family would have been wiped out.
“After the incident, some residents in the area called on the authorities of the Benin Electricity Distribution company (BEDC) to interrupt electricity supply to the area afterwhich the corpses were removed from the flooded area.
“The incident occurred on May 7th, 2025 at the Oregbeni axis of the Benin-Agbor road,” the witness stated.
The husband of the deceased woman, Mr Samuel Ibom David bemoaned the death of his wife and baby.
He appealed to members of the public to assist him with funds to pay his late wife bride price and enable him approach her family for proper burial.