MAN WHO CLIMBED ELECTRIC POLE TO HANG APC CAMPAIGN BANNER FOR 250 NAIRA PERISHES

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A man named Alfa Akeem Raji has died as a result of electrocution from a high tension wire while trying to hang a political campaign banner for the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Magbesa Junction in Kirikiri town, Lagos.The incident which occurred on Saturday 30th of January 2016 was described by neighbors as very unfortunate for the family of the deceased especially his wife two children.

“The man was trying to hang an APC campaign banner when he got electrocuted. He pulled his shoe, before climbing the steel ladder. The man did not wear any form of protection while climbing the pole. What I heard was a spark sound which threw the man down to the ground and inside the gutter. He was still conscious and we immediately rushed him to the hospital” an eye witness spoke to Kirikiri News media.

Kirikiri News Media gathered that someone who was supposed to climb the pole but declined, earlier mentioned that there was current on the wires but the deceased climbed the pole saying the other guy was petrified.

Also gathered was that the deceased was promised 250 naira to hang the APC political campaign banner at the junction of Magbesa street. Raji spent 3 days in the hospital after the incident and finally died on Tuesday 2nd of February 2016.

Family members who reside at no. 3 Ilaje Street has been in mourning over the untimely Death of Raji. When Kirikiri News Media visited the family, nobody was home. A neighbor said that they all just stepped out not long ago.

Kirikiri News Media contacted the APC Secretariat for comments but the party declined comments on the issue.
 
Traditional method of publicity such as posters and handbills, most especially, banner has proved itself to be risky/deadly over the years. Other emerging forms of publicity such as internet, newspapers television, radio poses no risk and reaches more people. It is also fast and efficient. Politicians, Churches and other organizations should use Kirikiri News Media or any media house to reach out to the populace and stop being economical with publicity funds thereby risking the lives of supporters or followers to hang their banners and post their posters.

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