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Ogun: Suspected vandal electrocuted while trying to steal cables

A yet-to-be identified man has been electrocuted in Ogun State while allegedly trying to steal electric cables.

 

The lifeless body of the suspect was discovered on an electricity pole in Kobape area of the state. Residents of the area on Sunday woke up to find something strange in between the electric wire poles.

 

While many said the man must have climbed the pole to commit suicide by getting himself electrocuted, others opined that he might be on a mission to steal cables.

 

“Wewokeupthismorning to see the corpse of a man on the electricity pole. The death of the man is mysterious. We didn’t know how he died. Maybe he wanted to commit suicide or he wanted to steal cables, only God knows,” a source said anonymously.

 

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said, the man had attempted to steal electricity cables, dispelling rumour that he was on a suicide mission.

 

“The man climbed the pole, possibly he wanted to steal the wires. I don’t think he wanted to commit suicide, because he has cut some of the wires. If he wanted to commit suicide, he only needed to climb the pole and hold the naked wire.

 

But, according to the information at my disposal, he has cut some of the wires. Maybe there was sudden power supply when he was cutting the cables,” Oyeyemi said. The PPRO disclosed that, the corpse has been removed by the police, adding that the case isstillbeing investigated.

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