{"id":16066,"date":"2024-02-08T11:03:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T11:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/police-confirm-death-of-carpenter-at-construction-site-in-lagos\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T11:03:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T11:03:08","slug":"police-confirm-death-of-carpenter-at-construction-site-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/police-confirm-death-of-carpenter-at-construction-site-in-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"Police confirm death of carpenter at construction site in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Police in Lagos State have confirmed the death of a 25-year-old carpenter, identified as Sunday, who allegedly fell at a construction site in Lagos.<\/p>\n

The Command\u2019s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Hundeyin said on Tuesday, at about 6.00pm, a resident engineer with a construction company with a site at Banana Island, reported the case at Ikoyi Police Division.<\/p>\n

The image maker said the engineer reported that at about 6.00pm same day, one Sunday, a carpenter, who was contracted by the senior carpenter of the construction company, allegedly fell from a story building while removing lintel woods.<\/p>\n

Hundeyin said the report further stated that the victim was rushed to a hospital at Falomo for medical treatment but was confirmed dead on arrival by the doctor on duty.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe body has been taken to General Hospital, Lagos Island Mortuary, for autopsy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe detectives also visited the scene, and photographed the deceased. Physical injuries were observed.<\/p>\n

\u201cPreliminary investigation revealed that he may have possibly fallen from the lift shaft used in the construction site,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The spokesperson said the family of the deceased had been contacted, while an investigation was in progress.<\/p>\n

Police confirm death of carpenter at construction site in Lagos<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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