Woman electrocuted in hotel roomon her birthday

24 year old Funke Balogun, a National Diploma II
student of Yaba College of Technology
(YABATECH), was allegedly electrocuted in a hotel
bathroom owned by her boyfriend Abolade
Adetunji's mother at 30, Balogun Street, Oshodi in
Lagos on Sunday December 27th.
According to a report by the Nation, Funke who is
a mother of one, was in a relationship with
Abolade who just passed from NYSC. According
to Funmi, the younger sister of the deceased,
Abolade came to pick her sister at their residence
on Saturday around 11pm .
“Abolade was in a hurry that night and I
told my sister not to go but she picked
some of her things and left with him. On
Sunday morning around 7, she called and
said plans had changed that they were not
going to the beach again but to a hotel and
since then, we have been trying her mobile
line. When she didn’t pick her call, I
became worried. That day was her birthday
and our mother still called her in the
midnight to pray for her. Even, when my
mum called Abolade’s mobile line, someone
picked and said he forgot his phone and
since then his lime has been switched off."
Funmi said when she and some family members
went to the hotel to see if they could check on
her, they didn’t see her, adding that the
receptionist said Adetunji just stepped out and
wasn’t with a girl.
“Even when we got to Abolade’s house, we
were told he had gone to the beach.
Around 8pm on Sunday , my cousin and I
went to the hotel again, I sighted blood on
the wall and when I asked Abolade’s
brother, Bayo where my sister was, he said:
‘at the moment, Funke is dead’; he said it
without remorse and was still icing drinks in
the freezer. Even when we went to the
police station, they said they were not
aware of the incident. Is that how my sister
will die? She has been dating him for
almost a year. He just returned from
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
orientation camp in Anambra State. The boy
is very proud to the extent that whenever
he visited her, he didn’t greet anyone.”she
said
When interviewed, Abolade said his girlfriend died
of shock.
"She was already in the bathroom and I
went to meet my brother who was on the
same floor with us to get the toothpaste.
As I returned to the room, I tried to open
the toilet door but it was stiff. As I gained
access to the toilet, I met her on the floor
with a shower handle on her right hand.
When I tried to carry her, I didn’t know
what happened until I saw myself on
hospital bed.”
His father, Jamiu Adetunji, A. K.A (Yaro), said
Abolade’s elder brother called their mother that
they needed a doctor.
“Immediately we took them to Geo Medical
Centre where Funke eventually gave up. We
first took her to General Hospital, Ikeja but
she was rejected because there was none
of her family members with us. It was later
we reported the incident to Akinpelu Police
Station where they took the body to Yaba
mortuary. I wouldn’t want to kill someone
else’s daughter. Funke was my son’s girl
friend and I told her to help me monitor his
movement because at times he wouldn’t
listen and since he talked about her dearly,
I felt she was going to inspire him. It is
really unfortunate. My son has put me in
trouble. Even when they wanted to know
the girl’s full name, I pinched my son few
times just for him to wake up. I have
arrested the electrician that connected light
to the building because last Friday,
occupants of the building beside the hotel
complained of shock in their house and I
told the electrician but he refused to come.
It was after the incident he came and was
arrested. “
The mother of the bereaved, Kehinde Balogun, has
remained inconsolable since the day of the
incident
"Funke was my first child and she has a
three-year-old son. The only reason they
live alone is because her school is close to
the family house in Oshodi. Why did they
kill my beauty? Why? What have I done to
deserve this? I wish she listened to her
sister that night because she had a dream.
I saw my daughter in my sleep this morning
telling me she had returned. It is
unfortunate. I wish it was a reality. It is a
big tragedy because where she died was
three houses from where I gave birth to
her. I warned her about him but she told
me he was okay and assured me everything
was fine.” she said amid tears.