Four persons, including a couple were in the early hours of yesterday
electrocuted in Kaduna State. Daily Sun gathered that the incident
occurred when a high tension cable of the Power Holding Company of
Nigeria (PHCN) fell on the distribution wire, ignited it and trapped the
people in their rooms after a heavy rainstorm in the areas.
The
incident, which happened in Manchok town in Kaura Local Government Area
of the state was said to have also burnt property worth thousands of
naira in some houses in the area.
Those killed by the
electrocution included Isaac Jatau, Kato Skip, Mr. and Mrs. Titus
Maiturare. It was gathered that Mrs. Maiturare died in an attempt to
rescue her husband, Titus, who was trapped by the burning cable wire in
their room.
The Chairperson of Kaura Local Government, Mrs. Florence
Aya, confirmed the incident on phone, saying the dead had been
deposited at the Kafanchan General Hospital.
However, attempts to
reach the PHCN for comment on the electrocution proved abortive as
several phone calls to their Kaduna office did not yield any response.
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