A middle-aged man, whose identity is yet to be established, was electrocuted early on Tuesday while attempting to vandalise a transformer and cables belonging to the Jos Electricity Distribution Company
The incident occurred opposite the Queens Hotel, located at Ankpa Ward in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
Residents awoke to find the vandal’s lifeless body hanging between two poles connecting the cables to the transformer.
One of the residents, who identified himself as Terkula, told our correspondent that the victim took advantage of power outages in the area to commit the act.
He added that the man likely met his end when power was unexpectedly restored.
He added that the man likely met his end when power was unexpectedly restored.
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