By Praise Chinecherem
A yet-to-be identified man has been electrocuted while attempting to cut high tension cable at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State.
The incident was said to have occurred wee hours of Tuesday around Faculty of Education building, closed to the Department of Economics of the university.
Anambra Daily gathered that the deceased had almost succeeded in cutting the tension cable when power was suddenly restored by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) and got him electrocuted.
A source in the institution which prefered anonymity said the deceased body was discovered by students suspended on the pole.
“We came in morning and found the body suspended from the electric pole at a transformer point in the area of the new Faculty of Education building, close to the Department of Economics.
“From what we saw, he was almost done cutting a high tension cable before electricity was restored and he got electrocuted,” the source said.
As of the time of filing this report, officials of EEDC, those of the Safety Department of the institution and policemen were seen retrieving the suspect’s lifeless body from the electric pole where he was suspended.
The incident is coming barely a week after another man was electrocuted in similar circumstance at a transformer in Amawbia, near Awka town.
The deceased reportedly stormed the area with members of his gang to vandalize electrical wire installations at the transformer infront of a hotel.
“While taking advantage of the 4-day power outage that affected Awka to carry out the act, luck ran out of the man as light was restored midnight and he was electrocuted,” a resident said.
Police spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga was yet to confirm the incident as of the time of filing the report.
