Transformer Invader Electrocuted In Ogun Community

•   An unidentified vandal has been electrocuted while attempting to cut a wire inside a transformer house Akute area of Ogun State.
• The PHCN office was contacted and the corpse was taken and deposited at General Hospital Ifo mortuary, for autopsy and preservation
• Confirming the incident, Omolola Odutola, the Spokesman for the Ogun State Police Command, stated that the police are investigating the matter. 

An unidentified vandal has been electrocuted while attempting to cut a wire inside a transformer house Akute area of Ogun State.

Eko Hot Blog gathered that the incident occurred on Friday at around 10:20 am and was promptly reported to the police by the community chairman.

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Unfortunately the issue of transformer invader has been a cause for concern among residents, who have grown weary of the repeated incidents.

Confirming the incident, Omolola Odutola, the Spokesman for the Ogun State Police Command, stated that the police are investigating the matter.

“At about 10:20 am, on Friday, the Chairman of the Irewole community, Rasheed Ajagbe, reported to the station that for a while, the community had been experiencing theft and damage of electrical wires from their power transformer.

“He reported that around 7 am, he received a call to inspect the transformer and he went there with other community executives.

“When they arrived at the transformer house, they found the lifeless body of an unidentified individual and saw that the man had attempted to vandalise a wire, which then resulted in electrocution,” the statement partly read.

She further stressed that a team of detectives visited the scene and took photographs.

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“Once we got the report, detectives visited the scene to investigate and take photographs.

“The PHCN office was contacted and the corpse was taken and deposited at General Hospital Ifo mortuary, for autopsy and preservation,” the statement added.

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