Funke Balogun, a National Diploma II student
of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH),
Akoka, Lagos has been reportedly
electrocuted to death on Sunday, December
27, 2015.
According to The Nation, the family is
alleging that she was killed but the 24-year-
old’s boyfriend, Abolade Adetunji and his
family, are claiming that she was
electrocuted.
The incident reported to have happened in
the hotel where the deceased and her
boyfriend lodged on 30, Balogun Street,
Oshodi in Lagos.
Pictures of the deceased, her boyfriend, the
mother and the hotel where the incident
occurred. Photo: The Nation
Miss Balogun’s younger sister, Funmi,
explained that the boyfriend of the late
student came to pick her sister at their
residence on Saturday around 11pm, adding
that was the last she saw of her.
“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,” she explained.
The younger Balogun stated further that
when she and some family members went to
the hotel to check her, they did not see her,
with the receptionist informing that Adetunji
just stepped out and was not with any girl.
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According to Funmi: “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
NYSC orientation camp in Anambra State.
The boy is very proud to the extent that
whenever he visited her, he didn’t greet
anyone.”
While narrating his own side to the story, the
boyfriend told The Nation his late girlfriend
wanted to have her bath that morning when
they realised there was no toothpaste in the
toilet.
Narrating further, he said: “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.”
Jamiu Adetunji, father of the deceased’s
boyfriend, said his elder son called their
mother that they needed a doctor.
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“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.
“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,” Mr Adetunji
narrated.
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Mrs Kehinde Balogun, mother of the
electrocuted student, said she still spoke with
her daughter on Sunday morning.
According to her: “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.”
YABATECH Student Allegedly Electrocuted To Death In Lagos
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