Two men died in pit in Ibadan!

Two men are reportedly dead, they died in a pit toilet at No 12 Sobande avenue Oremeji Ibadan,Oyo state. The two name by name Wasiu, who was a bricklayer and Solomon, who was a vulcaniser were employed to evacuate the pit at the back of a two storey building when tragedy struck.

The two who were allegedly hired by the landlord and tenants had resumed duty early in the morning when the in­cident occurred. It was gathered that the two had employed a pumping machine to suck out the first set of waste.

They had applied chemical to the last vestiges of the waste when Solomon entered to continue evacuation, but got weak due to heat and the strong smell of the chemical. It was said that Wasiu, who later tried to rescue his colleague also died in the process.

“It was not until 10am that the third person working with them came with pipes and found out that they had died in the pit. He was the one who raised the alarm,” said Adeseun Okunade, a neighbour.

“He said he was at Ijokodo when people came to tell him someone familiar to him had drowned in a soak-away pit: “I just rushed here to meet the policemen on duty and we were asked to wash their bodies.” view picture after the cut...

May their souls rest in peace!