A man suspected to be electric accessories thief has been electrocuted while cutting cables connected to a transformer at Amoji-Ukwu village in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State in Nigeria, West Africa.
The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Friday, caused panic in the community.
According to a report filed by conclave, a local portal, an eyewitness, Chinenye Agomuo, said: “At about 4 am, last Friday, we heard an explosion suspected to be from a transformer.”
After the explosion, he said he began to receive phone calls from his brother living near the transformer, asking him to go to the scene.
He said his brother told him that someone climbed the transformer and was electrocuted.
“When we reached there, it was a young man.
“He had climbed up to cut the armoured cables but unfortunately for him, the current killed him,” he disclosed.
Agomuo stated that the locals reported the incident to the police, adding that the body of the suspect was deposited at a mortuary with the assistance of the police.
The incident was confirmed by the Abia State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, saying the suspected thief was electrocuted in the early hours of Friday while cutting two cables linked to a transformer.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com