Man electrocuted while trying to steal electric cable

An unidentified middle aged man was electrocuted
early Sunday morning while trying to steal electric
cable at a power supply installation in Kaduna.
The traditional ruler of the area, Dan Iyar Unguwar
Rimi, Alhaji Muhammad Gidado, confirmed the
incident that happened at Accra Crescent by LEA
Primary School, Unguwar Rimi.Gidado explained that
the deceased tried to steal the 150mm four core up-
riser cable at the distribution sub-station along Accra
Crescent but got electrocuted instead.
Gidado said that the corpse of the man was
evacuated from the scene by the police from
Unguwar Rimi Division.
He urged law enforcement agencies to step-up
patrol as the community has suffered from the
activities of vandals lately stealing cable and other
electrical equipments.
The Head, Corporate Communications of Kaduna
Electric, the operator of Kaduna Electricity
Distribution Company, Mr Abdulazeez Abdullahi,
appealed to customers of the company to be more
vigilant and report suspicious activities around
power supply installations to the police.
He warned criminals to desist from damaging or
removing power supply equipment as the
consequence could be very tragic.