An unidentified man was electrocuted while trying to vandalize a transformer in the Akute area of Ogun State, leaving the community in shock.
Reports indicate that the Irewole community has been battling frequent theft and damage of electrical wires from their power transformer.
The incident occurred when the man climbed into the transformer house and attempted to cut a wire, leading to his electrocution.
The Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.
She disclosed that the case was reported to the police by the chairman of the Irewole community.
“At about 10:20 am, on Friday, the chairman of the Irewole community, a man identified as 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.
Odutola stated that a team of detectives visited the scene and took photographs.
“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.