Man electrocuted in an attempt to steal cable

Nemesis caught up with a man who tried to steal a transformer cable belonging to the Eko Electricity Distribution Company as he got electrocuted when electricity supply was restored to the equipment.

Mr. Godwin Idemudia, EKEDC’s General Manager, Corporate Communication, disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos.

He said the incident occurred at Balogun Street, Akpongbon on Lagos Island, around 2 a.m. on Monday in a statement.

According to Idemudia, the vandal was cutting the transformer cable when suddenly, electricity supply was restored to the area.

He said that the police and members of the Community Development Association in the area had since removed the victim’s corpse from the substation.

UCJ, UNILORIN.