A 13-year-old girl , Taiye Ojo, was on Saturday electrocuted to death in her residence in the Makoko area of Yaba, Lagos State while running away from a barking dog in the compound.
According to The PUNCH, the teenager was on her way to the toilet located within the premises when the dog started barking.
Scared by the dog’s behaviour, she was said to have attempted to run far from the dog’s reach.
It was in the process of fleeing, the girl accidentally touched the outdoor unit of an air conditioner and she was electrocuted.
She was said to have been rushed to a nearby hospital where she was confirmed dead.