Plumber Drowns in Well Days after Wedding in Lagos

A plumber, Emeka Okpala, who was said to have married just days before he met his death drowned while installing pumping machine in a well on Oladogba Street in Ikosi-Ketu area of Lagos State. Okpala was not the one originally contracted for the job, but after the first plumber declined, the victim decided to take up the job. He was said to be descending the well when he fell and died, as the owner of the well allegedly didn’t contact officials of Fire Service on time. However, when residents noticed the ugly incident they called Fire Service and Okpala was recovered dead.

The Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak Fadipe, confirmed the incident, adding that the corpse was handed over to policemen from the Alapere division who deposited it in a morgue. He said, "Okpala wanted to install a pumping machine in the well when he got trapped. We received a distress call and the Alausa fire station responded. One of our fire officers, Salau, who led the rescue operation, recovered him dead. The corpse was handed over to the police from the Alapere division." Fadipe, who expressed anger at the incident, appealed to residents who wished to work on their wells, to seek the assistance of the agency.