Wages of sin: Read what happened to man trying to steal cable
– A middle aged man was electrocuted while trying to steal cable wire
– He died instantly when the lines exploded resulting to his electrocution in an attempt to cut 300mm single core armored cable
A middle aged man identified as Adaddy, who is a cable thief was electrocuted on Tuesday.March 2, at Eket, in Akwa Ibom state, Daily Post reports.
Jonah Iboma, the manager, corporate communications of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, (PHED) in a release said the man met his untimely death inside Grace Bill 500kv substation, under Qua River 11kv feeder.
Iboma said that the vandal, in an attempt to cut 300mm single core armoured cable, died instantly when the lines exploded resulting to his electrocution.
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He stated that these activities of vandals plunge the company’s esteemed customers into unwarranted darkness, noting that PHED had lost millions of naira arising from these shameful acts.
Iboma further advised community leaders and members of public to report anybody with suspicious movements around PHED installations especially at unholy hours.
Meanwhile, Karim Teslim, a radio repairer, was also electrocuted at one of the substations of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company in Osogbo, Osun state capital.
Teslim was inside his shop when he got a report that there was an electrical fault at the substation.
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