A middle-aged man identified simply as Edward was electrocuted to d3ath while attempting to reconnect an electricity cable to a pole at Kajola community in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.
A resident in the area who spoke to punch on Wednesday on the condition of anonymity said the incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. on October 13.
It was gathered that Edward, who was not an official of any power distribution company but was known in the community for assisting people with minor electrical jobs, was engaged by a resident to help reconnect power to an apartment in the area.
Tragedy, however, struck when power was reportedly restored while he was reconnecting the cable.
“Someone who lives close to the apartment at Kosedo in the Kajola area, where he d!ed, asked him to help reconnect their light. He came that morning and collected money to rent a ladder. They left him there, hoping he would have completed the reconnection before they returned,” the resident said.
“It was later in the evening that people became worried about his whereabouts. When they got to the point where he was working, his body was found lying motionless on the ground. It was believed that he was electrocuted when electricity was restored to the area around 1:30 p.m.”
It was gathered that efforts to resuscitate him on the spot were futile, while his remains were later taken to the morgue.
Another source, who identified himself simply as Sorinmade, said on Wednesday that the development led to the arrest of the tenant who had engaged the deceased.
“The person who engaged him and some other tenants in the house was all arrested after the incident. It really caused a lot of issues. They also had to part with a huge amount of money before they were granted bail. Edward was someone who went about assisting people for one work or another. He also did not have any family in the community. It was not too long after that his corpse was taken to his hometown for burial,” the source added.