An official of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Mr. Samuel Isaac, was yesterday electrocuted in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.
Isaac was working on an electric cable at Satellite Junction on NTA Road when the incident occurred.
Residents wept at the sight of the body, which was stuck on the high tension pole.
It was learnt that the deceased, who appeared to be middle-aged, was a graduate of Electrical/Electronics Engineering from the Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke.
An eyewitness said a cable got detached while Isaac was working on a 33KVA high tension cable and it fell on him, killing him instantly.
His charred remains were deposited at the mortuary of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti.
Ekiti PHCN spokesman Mr. Kayode Brown said the victim and other PHCN staff were in the area to correct some faults that had caused power outage. Brown said he was shocked by the incident because the late Isaac was experienced in the job and had been working with the company since for years.
He said: “We have to get to the root of this matter because back-feeding cases are very rare while working on high tension cables. Nobody uses generator that could warrant such situation, so we are at a loss about the cause of his death.”
Ado-Ekiti Local Government Chairman Sunday Ibitoye, who was one of the early callers at the scene of the incident, described the situation as unfortunate. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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33KV Lines should only be fixed when there is an outage. (I.e, the Lines have been put off).
ReplyDeleteOh my God, this is so unfortunate. this incident reminds me of my great friend who also lost his life while effecting repairs on a high tension pole. I hope his family would be able to bear this great loss
ReplyDeleteI think the Gov knows what to do; compensation to He's family. Cos he was performing an official duty.
ReplyDeleteIs beta u don't mention ur name,can any compensation bring him back 2 dis world? wats Governor has 2 do wit dis? May God 4give u.May He also give his Family fortitude 2 bear d loss......
DeleteMr Anonymous, how can you mention the Governor, what concerns him with PHCN, PHCN is a federal agency, not belonging to the state.
ReplyDeleteThe governor can only compensate his family on compassionate grounds.