A suspected thief has been electrocuted while trying to steal transformer cables at the Government Secondary School Owerri, Imo State.
The deceased, whose identity is yet to be ascertained was electrocuted around 1am on Wednesday morning.
According to the school security man, identified only as Mr. Iwu, the man may have jumped into the school fence late at night to access the transformer donated to the school by the 1970 class of the Old Boys Association.
It was gathered that the electricity company restored power around 1am on Wednesday morning, which means the incident occurred at the same time.
Iwu noted that the lifeless body of the man was discovered the next morning inside the transformer fenced with barbed wires, located on the left side of the school entrance gate.
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The school principal, Mr. Chukwujindu Anyikwa, who is also an Old Boy, said on noticing the incident, they reported it to the Secondary Education Management Board ( SEMB) and Enugu Electricity Distribution Company ( EEDC), who later visited the scene of the incident.
The principal said he was advised to contact the Police Spokesman, Henry Okoye, who referred him to the DPO Shell Camp Police Station.
He further explained that it was after making entry at the Police Station that they were advised to go to the Federal University Teaching Hospital Owerri mortuary with a Police report before the mortuary attendants came with an ambulance and evacuated the body.
When contacted for details, the PPRO Imo State Command, Henry Okoye confirmed the incident and the school authority to engage more security personnel, especially at night.
The incident was said to have caused panic in the community as some parents who reacted to the occurrence urged the school management to take extra precaution measures to ensure pupils are not exposed to the danger.