Nigeria: Suspected Cable Thief Electricuted At Karu Transformer Site

12 October 2018

A suspected electricity cable vandal, said to be a vulcaniser, was electrocuted at a transformer close to the NIA Quarters on Kalabari Road, Karu, Abuja.

City News gathered that the middle-aged man, who was identified as Innocent Ajayi, climbed the transformer during a power outage to cut cables at about 4:00am on Wednesday morning.

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