Three siblings of the same mother identified as Ms Elohor Gabriel were on Saturday electrocuted following a suspected power surge in Eku, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Punch reports.

The sad incident happened after an electric cable connecting power to their apartment got burnt and came in contact with a burglar proof while the children were reportedly playing at the veranda.

The deceased who were identified as Blessed Adam, Elizabeth Adam and John Oluwadare were ages of 6, 9 and 15 respectively were the only ones at home when the incident occurred.

A community source explaining more details said: “We ran into our houses when we noticed the spark. When we came outside, we noticed that the children had been electrocuted while grabbing the burglar proof of the house.

“From our findings, we noticed that the wire connecting electricity to the house which passed through the burglar proof, had been burnt making it exposed to the protector. The children whom were by the balcony, unknowingly touched the protector and were electrocuted.”

Lamenting over the sad incident, mother of the children, Elohor, who is in her late 30s, on Tuesday said that she was yet to come to terms with the fact that her three children had gone.

She was not at home when the incident happened and before she could rush to the hospital where neighbours had taken them, they were already gone.

She told journalists, “I went out to buy them bread but when I returned, I saw people by my apartment and they told me what happened, I immediately rushed to the hospital where my children were taken to only to see their lifeless bodies.”

When contacted on the incident, the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Andrew Aniamaka said he had not been briefed and promised to investigate and get back to our correspondent.