MAN ELECTROCUTED IN ANAMBRA
The victim according to witness account which said the deceased, a native of Iruobieri village, was offered the job following the warning by Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) on the dangers of the tree.
Penpushing further reports that, the witness added that, the company had said it was necessary to cut down the tree in ensuring the free flow of electric current in the wires, stating that, “in the process, the young man was hired to cut down branches of the tree because of the repeated warning from officers of the EEDC,”.
The community located in Njikoka Local Government Area was said to be thrown into mourning following the sad incident, while a resident described the deceased as “a quiet young man, who cared for his mother more than his siblings’’.
Penpushing also reports that, the President-General of Enugwu-Agidi Brotherly Union (EBU), Chidi Okoye, while reacting described the incident as regrettable but blamed it on the carelessness of the deceased.
The President said the leadership of the union had earlier engaged some villagers on the need to allow Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to cut down the tree due to the inherent dangers it posed.
“It is unfortunate that the young man died in that manner. We expected that there would have been a proper communication with the EEDC before cutting down the tree. He just lost his life out of sheer carelessness. The sad incident is a lesson to everybody in the community,” he said.
Penpushing reports that Okoye, cautioned youth in the community and environs not to take laws into their hands, with advice g that there was no need for civil unrest in the community as a result of the incident, adding that the corpse had been deposited in a mortuary in the community.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the State, Haruna Mohammed, when contacted said the case was not reported to the police, explaining that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the area notified him that the deceased did not die of electrocution.
