A 25-year-old contract worker at a construction site in Lagos has died after allegedly jumping into an iron melting pot at the factory on Shagamu Road, Ikorodu.
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident. According to Hundeyin, the company’s safety officer reported the case to the Sagamu Road Police Division on August 3 at around 6:00 p.m.
The report indicated that earlier that day, at approximately 3:15 p.m., the contract worker, who was assigned to the AOD Section of the company, entered an iron melting pot that was off-limits during operations.
Despite efforts by his colleagues to prevent the incident, the man jumped into the pot and his body was completely melted.
Detectives from the station visited the scene, and the deceased’s family has been notified. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, Hundeyin added.
