Tragedy: Man, 48, Electrocuted in Anambra While tapping light
A forty-eight year old man has been electrocuted in Awada, Onitsha, Anambra state while trying to connect light from EEDC cable.
Odogwublog.com gathered that the victim, Mr. Emmanuel Oduka a native of Isoko north local government area of Delta state met his untimely death while connecting light from EEDC cable at wine Crescent Awada in Anambra state.
Confirming the incident, the Anambra state police spokesman, SP Haruna Mohammed said: “at about 2:30pm,there was a report at Awada Division that one Mr.Emmanuel Oduka ‘m’ aged 48 years, native of Isoko North LGA of Delta State but resides at No.1 Obieminaka street Awada was electrocuted while connecting light from EEDC Cable at vine Crescent Awada in Anambra State.
“Police operatives visited the scene and the victim was rushed to ST. Charles Borromeo hospital Onitsha for treatment but was confirmed dead by a medical Doctor on duty” .
He said the Corpse has been deposited at the hospital mortuary while Investigation is ongoing to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident.
Consequently, the Commissioner of Police CP John B. Abang, cautioned “Ndi Anambra” and residents alike to always seek for experts whenever they have electric fault in order to avert similar ugly incident in future.
