A 35 years old
man, identified as Jamilu Adamu, was yesterday electrocuted to death at
Kawon Maigari, Hotoro Area in Kano, whilst trying to vandalise a fenced
public transformer.
In a statement
by KEDCO’s spokesperson, Mohammed Kandi, it said the deceased was found
dead with some tools including sizes 17 and 20 ring and flat spanner in
his possession.
Kandi also
quoted the firm’s Head of Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Aminu
Abubakar as saying, “at the time the Police evacuated the corpse, one of
the HV Bushings of the Transformer was loosened from the base,
indicating the intention to vandalize the Transformer by removing the
Bushings, and possibly the armored cable, as well.”
According to
Abubakar, “Judging by the whitish burn on his palm and a huge open gash
on his left arm, it is highly likely that power was restored while he
was operating, resulting in electric shock, and the ceramic insulator of
the bushing shattering to cause the wound on his arm.”
However, an eye
witness account disclosed that the deceased was seen loitering around
the substation area three days earlier, saying “when he was approached,
he told residents that he was there to visit his relative.”
Mohammed Kandi
Kano Electricity Distribution Company Plc (KEDCO)
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