An alleged vandal yet to be identified was electrocuted on Sunday while tampering with Umueze Rimpi 500 KVA Distribution Substation at Umuatuegwu village in Okija community of Anambra.
The Head, of Corporate Communications of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), Mr. Emeka Ezeh, confirmed the development in Enugu.
He said the suspect attacked the company’s property at about 6 a.m.
According to Ezeh, the deceased was operating with other members of his gang who took to their heels immediately after he was electrocuted, leaving behind his lifeless body and their tools at the scene of the incident.
He revealed that a formal report on the development had been lodged at the Okija Police Division, for detailed investigation.
“The tools used by the electrocuted vandal and his fleeing colleagues were also recovered and his corpse deposited at the Okija General Hospital Mortuary.
“This is coming as EEDC issued a report on four suspected vandals who were apprehended in its network for allegedly attacking its electrical installations.
“Just imagine how this young man has cut his life short over nothing. It is hoped that this will serve as a deterrent to others engaging in this dastardly act,” he said.
