electrocution

The police command in Abia has confirmed the electrocution of a suspected electric accessories thief at Amoji-Ukwu Village, Obingwa Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna,…

An area boy popularly known as “Bouncer” has been electrocuted while trying to steal a church’s electrical appliances and other equipment in Aba, Abia State. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Geoffrey Ogbonna,…

An unidentified man allegedly trying to steal transformer cables was electrocuted in the early hours of Thursday at Labour Quarters of Tumfure community in Akko Local Government, Gombe State. Dr Adakole Elijah, Head, Corporate…

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Saturday commiserated with the families of Mr Oladeji Olatunji and Mrs Kemi Adegoke who died on Friday from electrocution. The commiseration was contained in a statement signed by…

A senior policeman, Lasaka Habila, has been electrocuted while attempting to cut leaves from a tree in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In the incident that occurred opposite the National Intelligence Agency (NIA),…

The Anambra State Police Command says a 55-year-old woman and 10-year-old daughter have been electrocuted in the state. State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Haruna Mohammed disclosed this in a Tuesday statement. The…

Popular dancer, model and video vixen, Picture Kodak is dead. She reportedly died Wednesday night after suffering electric shock while trying to plug her phone to charge. The Herald learnt that Picture Kodak had been uploading photos…

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says an unidentified man suspected to be a vandal of its distribution equipment has been electrocuted in Ezinifite, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra. Mr Emeka Ezeh, Head of…

A food seller, Mrs Florence Imoh, 58, was electrocuted at her shop at Ikotun, a Lagos suburb in Igando/Ikotun Local Council Development Area, early on Monday morning. A News Agency of Nigeria correspondent reports that Imoh was…

Students and others protesting the electrocution a Junior Secondary School (JSS) student on Thursday blocked the Benin-Auchi highway, causing heavy vehicular traffic. The student from Eyean Community Secondary, Eyean in Uhunmwode Local…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)  will seek the help of Kaduna State Government to remove structures under  high tension lines to avert electrocution. The Managing Director of TCN, Mr Usman Gur, gave the hint in an interview…

Tragedy befall a family in Bauchi on Saturday as the breadwinner of the house, Mr Salihu Yahaya, a businessman, lost his life trying to save his wife from being electrocuted. Narrating the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr…

Police said six wedding guests were electrocuted when a live high-tension power wire fell on top of a bus conveying them to a wedding in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. “The freak incident took place in Chennari area of the state’s…

A suspected thief has been found hanging on an electrical pole in Bukuru , Jos South LGA of Plateau. In undated pictures circulating on the internet, the suspected thief appeared to have been electrocuted while trying to vandalise…