Residents
of Ujabhole-Uwessan, in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo
State, were on Sunday, thrown into mourning, as an 18-year-old girl from
the area was electrocuted by cables of the Power Holding Company of
Nigeria.
The
deceased, identified as Iyogosa Godsday, was reportedly hit by PHCN
high tension wire while trying put on line, clothes she hadwashed, after
a downpour the same day.
It
was gathered that people ran helter-skelter when the high tension cable
fell, while several household electrical appliances were destroyed.
According
to an eyewitness, Adubuka Ehimen, the deceased came out after the rains
and was trying to spread clothes on a line, few meters from the house,
when suddenly she was hit by the huge tension wire and died.
He added that sympathisers avoided moving close, for fear of being electrocuted.
He
said, “Iyogosa came out of the house after that heavy Sunday rain and
was spreading her clothes on the rope in front of their house at Idumu
Asse, when she was hit by the wire, immediately she fell to the ground
and died.
“Though
she has been buried, but as I speak with you, no PHCN official has come
to the village, even after we reported the case at the Irrua station
office of the establishment. Right now light has not been restored and
we are in darkness.”
Assistant General Manager, Public Relations, Benin PHCN, Mr. Oyebode Fadipe pleaded for time to investigate the matter.
He said, “I don’t have any information on that, I will call to find to find out the situation.” [Punch]
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