A security guard working with Jofes petrol station, Yemetu area of Ibadan,
Oyo State, one Abdulkareem Kazeem, has been found dead in a manhole leading to
an underground tank while he was trying to siphon fuel.
Sunday Tribune learnt that the death was reported on October 15, 2014 at about 9.20a.m. at Yemetu Division of Oyo State Police Command by the manager of the petrol station, one Mr Oladapo Ogunleye.
The manager was said to have discovered the security guard’s body at about 6.30a.m. of same day when he wanted to dip a measuring rod into the underground tank to know the level of the left-over.
A 25-litre jerry can containing about 15 litres of petrol which had already been siphoned, a semi-rotating pump and hose were also found with the deceased inside the manhole while one other 50-litre keg of fuel already siphoned was recovered.
The scene was visited by a team of detectives led by one Inspector Adeyemo Kadiri, after which the fire service was called to remove the body from the manhole.
The remains were deposited in the mortuary but it was learnt that the deceased’s family members took a sworn affidavit to the Divisional Police Officer, saying that they were muslims and would like to bury the dead immediately.
When contacted, the police image maker in Oyo state, Olabisi Okuwobi-Ilobanafor, confirmed the story.
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Sunday Tribune learnt that the death was reported on October 15, 2014 at about 9.20a.m. at Yemetu Division of Oyo State Police Command by the manager of the petrol station, one Mr Oladapo Ogunleye.
The manager was said to have discovered the security guard’s body at about 6.30a.m. of same day when he wanted to dip a measuring rod into the underground tank to know the level of the left-over.
A 25-litre jerry can containing about 15 litres of petrol which had already been siphoned, a semi-rotating pump and hose were also found with the deceased inside the manhole while one other 50-litre keg of fuel already siphoned was recovered.
The scene was visited by a team of detectives led by one Inspector Adeyemo Kadiri, after which the fire service was called to remove the body from the manhole.
The remains were deposited in the mortuary but it was learnt that the deceased’s family members took a sworn affidavit to the Divisional Police Officer, saying that they were muslims and would like to bury the dead immediately.
When contacted, the police image maker in Oyo state, Olabisi Okuwobi-Ilobanafor, confirmed the story.
TRIBUNE http://www.tribune.com.ng/news/news-headlines/item/19056-security-guard-dies-while-siphoning-petrol-from-underground-tank
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