Man electrocuted while stealing electricity cables in UNIZIK

<p>A yet to be identified man was on Monday night electrocuted while allegedly trying to steal electricity cables inside Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka campus, in Anambra State.</p>, <p>A source disclosed on Tuesday that the incident happened around the Faculty of Education building.</p>, <p>The source said the man was cutting cables inside the electricity installation arena when Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) suddenly restored power, thereby electrocuting him.</p>, <p>“Evidence showed that the thief had almost done cutting a high tension cable before electricity was suddenly restored by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) and he got killed.</p>, <p>“EEDC officials, policemen and officials of the Safety Department of the University removed his body today (Tuesday), taking him to the mortuary.</p>, <p>“We just came this morning (Tuesday) and found the body suspended from the electric pole at a transformer point in the area.”</p>, <p>The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, could not confirm the incident as efforts to reach him were not successful.</p>