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Man Electrocuted While Attempting To Vandalise Transformer In Ogun

Sunday, 26 January 2025

An unidentified man was electrocuted while attempting to vandalise a transformer in the Akute area of Ogun State.

Reports indicated that the community has been grappling with the theft and damage of electrical wires from their power transformer.

The Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident in a statement obtained by PUNCH on Saturday.

She explained that the deceased had climbed into the transformer house and was electrocuted while attempting to cut a wire, leading to his death.

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She stated that the incident was reported to the police by the chairman of the Irewole community.

“At about 10:20 am, on Friday, the chairman of the Irewole community, a man identified as Rasheed Ajagbe, reported to the station that for a while, the community had been experiencing theft and damage of electrical wires from their power transformer.

“He reported that around 7 am, he received a call to inspect the transformer and he went there with other community executives.

“When they arrived at the transformer house, they found the lifeless body of an unidentified individual and saw that the man had attempted to vandalise a wire, which then resulted in electrocution,” the statement partly read.

Odutola mentioned that a team of detectives visited the scene and took photographs.

“Once we got the report, detectives visited the scene to investigate and take photographs. The PHCN office was contacted and the corpse was taken and deposited at General Hospital Ifo mortuary, for autopsy and preservation,” the statement added.

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via: Information Nigeria

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