BELGORE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On the 24th day of October, 1992, Mr. Musa Bot (now deceased) had reported fault of power failure to the defendant's Services Centre Nassarawa/Gwong Jos. (The report was recorded on sheet No. 156405). Two staff members of the defendant, namely, Messrs Hammidu Muhammed and Sunday Tsok, were detailed to go and rectify the fault. The duo went to the premises and worked on the electric pole supplying power to the residence of Mr. Musa Bot and his family. After ensuring that there was power supply to the house in question, the two officers left the premises. It was soon thereafter that Mrs. Esther Musa Bot, the wife of Mr. Musa Bot, went to spread her laundered clothes on a wire line in order to dry the clothes. She had electric shock and was electrocuted. Her husband, Mr. Musa Bot who went to her rescue was equally electrocuted. It was discovered that there was a naked/uncellotaped wire from the electric pole resting on the roofing zinc o…
NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY
V.
BOT & ORS
(2007) JELR 33839 (CA)
Court of Appeal 18 Apr 2007 Nigeria
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BriefBot Summary
- The case involves a claim for compensation under the Fatal Accident Law against the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) for the electrocution of a couple. - The couple had reported a power failure to NEPA, and two NEPA staff members
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/J/94/2003
Judges:KUMAI BAYANG AKAAHS Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
AHMAD OLAREWAJU BELGORE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
UZO NDUKWE-ANYANWU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Charles Obishai. Esq. For Appellant
A. A. Ibrahim. Esq. For Respondent
Other Citations:NEPA v. Bot (2008) 1 NWLR (Pt.1068)
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