Electrician dies while replacing power cable on pole in Ogun

An electrician identified simply as Dare has been electrocuted while fixing an electrical problem at Unity Estate, Aregbe, Obantoko area of Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Dare died on Tuesday as he climbed the electrical pole to help a neighbour known as Elijah to fix the fault.

He had climbed the pole on Tuesday at a time when there was power outage to work on the electric cables.

However, hardly had he started the job when power was restored and he was electrocuted, our correspondent gathered.

The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the incident to DAILY POST.

Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson, told our correspondent that Dare was contacted to replace a bad cable on the pole.

Odutola confirmed that Dare died in the process of replacing the cable due to electrocution.

According to her, the command would investigate the incident, especially to find out if the job he was contacted to do was for only the trained personnel of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC).

“Dare was the electrician contacted to replace a bad cable and in the process he died.

“The Police is investigating to know if the job he was contacted to do was for only IBEDC who have more equipment to safe guard electrocution than ordinary electricians,” Odutola stated.