Tragic Electrocution Claims Family Of Four In Taraba

Tragic Electrocution Claims Family Of Four In Taraba

The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed a devastating incident involving the electrocution of a family of four in the Dinyavo area of Jalingo, the state capital. The tragic incident occurred around 11:00 a.m. on Monday and is believed to have been caused by a power surge. According to Mr. Abdullahi Usman, the command’s Public Relations Officer, the police were informed of the incident promptly. He stated, “At about 11:00 a.m. on Monday, we were reliably informed that a house located at Dinyavoh area of Jalingo was on fire. Detectives from GRA Police Division were quickly deployed to the scene and, on arrival, found the four victims with burns suspected to be from electrocution.” The victims have been identified as Remond Ofonbuk (44 years old), his wife, Mfonbong Remond, their son Hevean Remond (15 years old), and another son, First Remond (13 years old). Usman explained, “We have received information indicating that immediately power was restored, the transformer serving the area blew up. We learned that many houses within the neighborhood experienced high electric voltage which might have led to the fire outbreak that inflicted burns on the victims.” Despite the rapid response and evacuation of the victims to the Federal Medical Centre in Jalingo for treatment, they were tragically pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. The deceased’s bodies have been taken to the hospital’s mortuary for autopsy, while authorities have initiated an investigation to determine the exact cause of the devastating incident.

NiMet predicts 3-day cloudiness, sunshine from Saturday

NiMet predicts 3-day cloudiness, sunshine from Saturday

*Thunderstorms to occur in parts of Kebbi, Adamawa, Taraba The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and sunshine from Saturday to Monday across the nation. NiMet`s weather outlook released at the weekend in Abuja, forecasts cloudy skies on Saturday with intervals of sunshine over the northern region with chances of early morning thunderstorms over parts of Kebbi, Adamawa, and Taraba. According to it, isolated thunderstorms are expected over parts of Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, and Gombe later in the day. “Cloudy atmosphere is anticipated over the North Central region with chances of morning rains over parts of Kogi, Benue, the Federal Capital Territory, Niger, and Nasarawa. “Later in the day, intermittent rains and thunderstorms are envisaged over parts of Plateau, the Federal Capital Territory, Niger, Kwara, Benue, and Kogi. “Cloudy atmosphere is expected over the inland states of the South and its coastal states in the morning with chances of intermittent rains over parts of Ogun, Oyo, Lagos, Enugu, Imo, Anambra, Abia, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Rivers and Ebonyi states, “ it said. It envisaged intermittent rains over parts of Lagos, Ekiti, Edo, Ondo, Oyo, Ogun, and Delta later in the day. The agency predicted a cloudy atmosphere on Sunday with intervals of sunshine over the northern region with prospects of morning thunderstorms over parts of Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara. It anticipated thunderstorms over parts of Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Borno, Taraba, Adamawa, and Katsina States later in the day. NiMet predicted a cloudy atmosphere over the North Central region with prospects of rains and thunderstorms over parts of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Niger, and Kwara in the morning hours. “Progressing into the day, intermittent rains are envisaged over parts of Benue, the Federal Capital Territory, Kogi, Kwara, and Nasarawa. “Cloudy atmosphere should prevail over the South, both its inland states and the coastal cities, with prospects of rains over parts of Osun, Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo, Lagos, Delta, and Edo in the morning hours. “Later in the day, intermittent rains are anticipated over parts of Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Abia, Imo, Ekiti, Cross River, Delta, and Rivers,“ it said. NiMet forecast cloudy skies on Monday with sunshine intervals over the northern region during the morning hours. According to it, thunderstorms are anticipated over Katsina, Kano, Zamfara, Kaduna, and Kebbi later in the day. The agency envisaged a cloudy atmosphere over the North Central region in the morning hours with prospects of early morning rains over parts of Benue, Nasarawa state and the Federal Capital Territory. “Later in the day, thunderstorms with intermittent rains and thunderstorms are expected over Kwara, Niger, Benue, Kogi, Plateau states and the Federal Capital Territory. “Cloudy skies are anticipated over the coastal states and parts of the inland states of the South in the morning hours. Later in the day, intermittent rains are expected over the entire inland and coastal states of the South,“ it said. The agency advised all airline operators to avail themselves of weather reports and alerts periodically from NiMet for effective planning of their operations. According to it, moderate to heavy rainfall could lead to flash floods. The public is advised to take necessary caution, and avoid driving and walking through flood waters. NiMet urged disaster risk managers, agencies, and individuals to be proactive to avert the loss of lives and properties during the rainy season.