A suspected cable vandal has been electrocuted while attempting to vandalise armoured cable at Ezinifite, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The yet-to-be-identified man had reportedly attempted to vandalise cables at the transformers’ installation belonging to Enugu Electricity Distributions Company (EEDC) when the incident occurred.
It was gathered that he was about removing the armoured cable when the wire suddenly exploded and electrocuted him.
Anambra police spokesman, Haruna Mohammed, said the suspect died on the spot around 7am on Sunday.
“At about 7am today, there was a report at Aguata Police Station through the vigilante commander Ezinifite that a suspected cable vandal whose identity is yet to be ascertained wanted to vandalize one of their EEDC transformer installation at Ezinifite.
“But luck ran out of him as the armoured cable he was trying to steal exploded and electrocuted him instantly.
“Police patrol team led by the DPO Aguata division SP Ayeni Oluwadare visited the scene of the incident and rushed the victim to the General hospital Aguata were he was confirmed dead on arrival by the medical doctor,” Mr Mohammed said.
The spokesman said the EEDC office had been contacted. He added that the corpse was photographed and deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy.
Mohammed said investigation had commenced to ascertain the true identity of the deceased and circumstances surrounding the incident.
