The yet-to-be-identified man was said to have died of electrocution while vandalising a transformer in the community. The residents in the community raised the alarm when they saw the corpse of the man hanging on an electric pole and cables close to a market in the community.
According to a community source, John, a yet-to-be-identified boy, was on his way to a nearby community when he saw the corpse on the pole and raised the alarm.
His words: “We were alerted by a young boy going to the next village that a dead body was hanging on the electric pole. We have been indoors since morning because of the rain that kept us in our beds.
“We didn’t go anywhere due to the rainfall. Even though we came out to our frontage, we did not notice the young man’s lifeless body hanging there. The corpse was holding an electric cable, meaning he was cutting the cable.
“We didn’t have a power supply for some time now, but the BEDC restored power around 3am; only God knows what happened. We alerted the vigilance members in this area, and they informed the police before the corpse was brought down.”
Confirming the incident, Delta Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe, said the deceased was a vandal that got electrocuted, adding that investigations were ongoing on the tragic incident.
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