Suspected vandal electrocuted in Awka

The absorption of FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Ltd., FPEDL, has confirmed the electrocution of a suspected powerfulness installation vandal successful Awka, Anambra State.

A connection by the Head of Communications of the company, Mr Izunna Okafor, stated that the unfortunate incidental occurred successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday, February 24, 2026, astatine Ogechukwu Street, Awka.

The merchandise noted that a dense detonation was recorded astatine a transformer substation wrong the country arsenic a effect of the incident, resulting successful the decease of the suspect, who had attempted to tamper with the facility.

Okafor said: “The detonation was the effect of unlawful tampering with FirstPower’s energy web infrastructure by a suspected vandal dressed successful a information uniform.

“The yet-to-be-identified idiosyncratic was instantly electrocuted successful the process.

“Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command person been contacted, person evacuated the corpse from the scene, and person commenced further probe into the circumstances surrounding the incident.”

Okafor further said: “In his reaction, the Managing Director of FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited, Mr. Okechukwu Okafor, powerfully condemned acts of vandalism and vigor theft, which proceed to undermine efforts to supply unchangeable and reliable energy proviso to our customers crossed Anambra State.

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