Man Electrocuted While Attempting To Steal Power Cable In Kogi

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LEADERSHIP gathered that the incident occurred at Paparanda Square, Lokoja, at about 2am.

According to an eyewitness, who pleaded anonimity, he said the vandal was cutting the transformer cables when suddenly electricity was restored to the area in the process.He claimed that he knew the victim, saying he was an indigene of Lokoja. He gave the victim’s name as Alfa Olukuluku Kabiru, from Angwan Masara street in the State capital city.

Also, a senior staff of AEDC, who was at the scene, though never wanted his name in print, told LEADERSHIP that: “This is why we always appeal to our consumers to always protect their transformers. “If the vandal had made away with the cable, the whole area would have been plunged into darkness for days.

 

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