Woman electrocuted in hotel room on her birthday

Woman electrocuted in hotel room on her
birthday
. 24 year old Funke Balogun, a National Diploma II
student of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH),
was allegedly electrocuted in a hotel bathroom
owned by her boyfriend Abolade Adetunji's mother
at 30, Balogun Street, Oshodi in Lagos on Sunday
December 27th.
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According to a report by the Nation, Funke who is a
mother of one, was in a relationship with Abolade
who just passed from NYSC. According to Funmi, the
younger sister of the deceased, Abolade came to pick
her sister at their residence on Saturday around
11pm.
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“Abolade was in a hurry that night and I told
my sister not to go but she picked some of her
things and left with him. On Sunday morning
around 7, she called and said plans had
changed that they were not going to the beach
again but to a hotel and since then, we have
been trying her mobile line. When she didn’t
pick her call, I became worried. That day was
her birthday and our mother still called her in
the midnight to pray for her. Even, when my
mum called Abolade’s mobile line, someone
picked and said he forgot his phone and since
then his lime has been switched off."
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Funmi said when she and some family members
went to the hotel to see if they could check on her,
they didn’t see her, adding that the receptionist said
Adetunji just stepped out and wasn’t with a girl.
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“Even when we got to Abolade’s house, we
were told he had gone to the beach. Around
8pm on Sunday, my cousin and I went to the
hotel again, I sighted blood on the wall and
when I asked Abolade’s brother, Bayo where
my sister was, he said: ‘at the moment, Funke
is dead’; he said it without remorse and was
still icing drinks in the freezer. Even when we
went to the police station, they said they were
not aware of the incident. Is that how my
sister will die? She has been dating him for
almost a year. He just returned from National
Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in
Anambra State. The boy is very proud to the
extent that whenever he visited her, he didn’t
greet anyone.”she said
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When interviewed, Abolade said his girlfriend died of
shock.
"She was already in the bathroom and I went
to meet my brother who was on the same
floor with us to get the toothpaste. As I
returned to the room, I tried to open the
toilet door but it was stiff. As I gained access to
the toilet, I met her on the floor with a shower
handle on her right hand. When I tried to carry
her, I didn’t know what happened until I saw
myself on hospital bed.”
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His father, Jamiu Adetunji, A. K.A (Yaro), said
Abolade’s elder brother called their mother that they
needed a doctor.
“Immediately we took them to Geo Medical
Centre where Funke eventually gave up. We
first took her to General Hospital, Ikeja but
she was rejected because there was none of
her family members with us. It was later we
reported the incident to Akinpelu Police
Station where they took the body to Yaba
mortuary. I wouldn’t want to kill someone
else’s daughter. Funke was my son’s girl friend
and I told her to help me monitor his
movement because at times he wouldn’t listen
and since he talked about her dearly, I felt she
was going to inspire him. It is really
unfortunate. My son has put me in trouble.
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Even when they wanted to know the girl’s full
name, I pinched my son few times just for him
to wake up. I have arrested the electrician that
connected light to the building because last
Friday, occupants of the building beside the
hotel complained of shock in their house and I
told the electrician but he refused to come. It
was after the incident he came and was
arrested . “
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The mother of the bereaved, Kehinde Balogun, has
remained inconsolable since the day of the incident
"Funke was my first child and she has a three-
year-old son. The only reason they live alone is
because her school is close to the family house
in Oshodi. Why did they kill my beauty? Why?
What have I done to deserve this? I wish she
listened to her sister that night because she
had a dream. I saw my daughter in my sleep
this morning telling me she had returned. It is
unfortunate. I wish it was a reality. It is a big
tragedy because where she died was three
houses from where I gave birth to her. I warned her about him but she told me he was
okay and assured me everything was fine.” she
said amid tears