The Lagos State Police Command, on Sunday, said it had begun an investigation into the yet-to-be-identified 25-year-old contract employee, who died after he jumped into an iron melting pot of his company.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, while confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria, said the safety officer of the company, whose name also was not mentioned, reported the case to the Sagamu Road Police Division on August 3, at about 6.00 p.m.
The company is located in the industrial scheme of the Odogunyan area in Ikorodu of Lagos State, Hundeyin disclosed.
He said the safety officer reported that on the same date, at about 3.15 p.m., the contract staff member attached to the AOD Section of the company allegedly ran to the iron melting pot, which was out of bounds to all the staff during operation.
“He jumped into it and all efforts made by his colleagues to stop him proved abortive, while his body was completely melted.
“Detectives from the station visited the scene of the crime. The family of the deceased has since been contacted, while an investigation is ongoing”, Hundeyin said.
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