25-year-old man electrocuted after buying extension box to power fridge ahead of new year

A 25-year-old man reportedly passed away from electrocution on December 31 after purchasing an extension box to power his fridge ahead of the New Year.

This was disclosed in a post trending on X, formerly Twitter.

According to the post, the young man was found with an open extension box on his chest after being electrocuted.

Details revealed that earlier that day, the deceased had asked his mother to buy an extension box while returning from the market.

However, she forgot. He later went out to purchase one himself and was tragically electrocuted.

Attempts to revive him at home proved futile. He was rushed to the hospital, but there was no oxygen available. After much effort to secure oxygen, the young man was eventually declared dead.

The post reads:  

“My blood brother sent my mum to get bangers of 27k and drinks in cartons against New Year today in the morning.

“My mum left early, and he called her while she was at the market to buy him an extension box because his had spoilt. Mum came back and told him she forgot to buy it, and he left to get a new one himself.”

“We were inside when we heard a loud noise from his apartment. We live in the same compound but different buildings (my dad’s house; I came for the holidays). We ran out only to find an open extension box on his chest—he was electrocuted. ”

“I ran like a thief to change over and turn off the extensions. But he became weak and wasn’t breathing fine. We tried the normal home remedies and rushed him to the hospital. You know how Nigerian hospitals are, right? ”

“They said there was no oxygen, others said no doctors, and some said he was dead even without checking him. I cried and prayed. I even started recording at some point to show him proof of God’s mercy if he woke up.”

“We later got oxygen, but my brother was declared dead. No headache, no sickness—he just bought the extension to enable him chill his fridge.”

“Death came and took my blood brother, just 25 years old, from us this 31st night. I am directly older than him. Does God really answer prayers? Water has finished in my eyes😭.”  

The tragic incident has sparked emotional reactions on social media.

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