By Nifemi Adefemi
( With Agency reports)
20-year-old admission seeker, Jamal Nureni was crushed to death in his sleep when a water tank belonging to a neighbour fell from its stand and crashed into his bedroom.
The incident happened on Alhaji Kazeem Street, Ikotun-Egbe area of Lagos, where the deceased lived with his grandmother, Alhaja Yemisi Odejinmi.
Reports claimed that Nureni was asleep on Saturday, June 17, 2023, when the water-laden tank fell from the neighbours’ compound adjacent to his grandmother’s house.
The tank reportedly landed on the roof and crashed into the room where Nureni slept, smashing his head in the process.
“It is a fence separating my house and that of my neighbours. I have been living here for over 40 years. Whenever they pump water and their tank is full, it spills into my compound. I have talked to them several times, but they didn’t change …..”, the bereaved grandmother lamented.
Spokesman of the State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident on Twitter, advised people to always ensure their water tanks are in a good position.
Before his tragic death, Nureni was seeking admission into the University of Lagos .
It was learnt that the Divisional Police Officer of Ikotun Police Station where the incident was reported visited the scene together with his team.
“His father lives in Canada and I have broken the news to him. He was very sad. We have been receiving a lot of visitors. The owners of the tank have been begging us too,” the victim’s grandmother said.