An as-yet-unidentified individual was electrocuted in the early hours of Monday, September 4, at a transformer in the Amawbia community, in the Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The deceased and accomplices reportedly attempted to vandalize electrical wire installations at the transformer in front of a hotel when the incident occurred.
A resident, Eric Okonkwo, explained that the suspects had seized the opportunity of a four-day power outage that had affected the state capital to carry out their illegal activity.
He explained that the deceased had an unfortunate turn of events when Enugu Electrical Distribution Company (EEDC) restored power around midnight while he was in the process of disconnecting the cables.
Okonkwo stated, “Misfortune struck one of them attempting to disconnect the wires when EEDC unexpectedly restored power at approximately midnight, resulting in his electrocution.”
“Immediately his gang discovered their colleague has been electrocuted, they abandoned him and fled with the wires they had already vandalized.”
In a related development, two robbery suspects were arrested while dispossessing unsuspecting citizens of their valuables on the Second Niger Bridge in Onitsha.
Spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga said the suspects, aged between 20 and 22 years, from Enugu and Ebonyi States respectively were arrested by operatives attached to Harbour Division.
He said two daggers and five sim cards removed from previously stolen phones were recovered from them while their accomplices fled.
He said: “The Police team which was on surveillance patrol on the Bridge to prevent vandals from stealing expansion joints were alerted to activities of the gang near the Obosi end of the bridge.
“The Covert Police Team monitored the gang and swooped in on them arresting two of the gangsters while others fled.
“When searched, two daggers and five sim cards removed from previously stolen phones were recovered from the suspects aged between 20 and 22 years.
“One of the suspects hailed from Enugu State and the other from Ebonyi State.
“The Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye commended the Police Team for its vigilance and courage in confronting the gang.
“He has directed that owners of the recovered sim cards be located to assemble evidence for the successful prosecution of the arrested suspects.”
