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tragedy occurred at the Ori Benny area
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of Edeto state on Monday when a woman
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with her baby on her back died of
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electrocution while struggling through
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flood water in the area on her way home
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according to the state government-owned
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media Edo Broadcasting Service EBS the
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woman and the baby remained trapped
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inside the flood water until Benin
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Electricity Distribution Company BEDC
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switched off the power supply to the
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area the delay further lost the chances
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of rescuing the victims the media added
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that the woman was going home with two
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of her children but at the bat spot
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filled with flood water luck came
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through for one of the children when a
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man decided to help the woman by taking
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one of the kids through another route to
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escape the flood water the electricity
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company BEDC is yet to issue a statement
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over the cause of the electrocution
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leading to avoidable deaths ebs reported
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that the young woman and her baby
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trapped on her back were electrocuted
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when she stepped on a live electricity
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cable that fell from a pole while wading
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through the flooded road edo state
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government agency in charge of flood
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water control and management Edo state
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flood erosion and watershed management
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agency eduma had in a statement said the
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state government is removing
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obstructions from the drainages to
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ensure the flood waterways are free
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before the peak of this year rainy
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season in the state in some of the news
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releases issued and made available by
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the Edofmer reads verbatim below for the
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first time in over three decades
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residents of the Avani and House of
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Prayer in a Wagban community are
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witnessing a transformation that they
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thought would never come to their area
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where a massive gully has been reclaimed
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by the Edeto state flood erosion and
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watershed management agency Edofa
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opening a brand new road that has been
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absent for nearly 30 years and
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dramatically easing traffic congestion
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along the busy hill the newly
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constructed road connects TBO through
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Ahani to House of Prayer to Lucky Way
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providing an alternative route for
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motorists heading to Aduawa and other
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parts of Benin City the reclaimed road
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is also offering a renewed hope to
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thousands of commuters along the axis
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the governor's swift action not only
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restored access to the community but
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also reaffirmed his administration's
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commitment to equitable infrastructure
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development across the state eduma also
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urges residents to protect and maintain
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the newly constructed road and drainage
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channels built to tackle flood and
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erosion this development is expected to
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significantly decongest traffic around
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the Ecoa Hill bottleneck and Orib Beni
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market long known for the gridlocks and
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difficult driving conditions governor
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Ovolo's delivery of this
