BUCKET TRAGEDY: How Two Brothers and Pastor Died in Osun Well!

A construction site in Owode, Ede, Osun State, became the tragic scene of a devastating loss on Friday.

Three men, a cleric named Adebayo Oluwasina, aged 46, and two brothers, Waliu Adediran, aged 31, and Lateef Adediran, aged 22, lost their lives in a well at the site. They were attempting to retrieve a bucket that had fallen into the well.

A source in the Alaro Onigbin community in Owode Ede revealed that the two brothers were bricklayers hired by the cleric for his construction site. At the start of work on Friday, a bucket being used to draw water fell into the well within the site. One of the bricklayers went in search of it but got trapped, and when his elder brother tried to rescue him, he also became trapped. The owner of the site, Pastor Shina, also went into the well in an attempt to rescue the two trapped persons, but he, too, could not come out.

According to Ibrahim Adekunle, the spokesperson for the Osun State Fire Service, the three men were already dead by the time they were brought out of the well. The presence of ammonia gas in the well was the cause of the tragic deaths.

Adekunle said, “They were working within the compound of Mr Adebayo (the third victim) when their drawer fell into the well. The first victim went into the well with the hope of recovering the drawer, but he was trapped due to the presence of ammonia gas in the well.”

“Their bodies were taken to an undisclosed hospital by the O’ Ambulance crew, where they were confirmed dead and their bodies handed over to their families.”

The incident is a sobering reminder of the need to take safety precautions while working in construction sites and similar environments. It’s essential to be mindful of potential hazards and prioritize safety measures.