๐๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง anambra
A Point of Sales male operator in Nibo, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been electrocuted by a fallen high tension line.
It was gathered that the victim got electrocuted after a high-tension wire was cut and fell on him, while standing in front of his shop located under the high-tension wire.
According to eyewitnesses near the scene, the incident happened over the weekend, but the lifeless body of the victim, which was still lying on the ground, with the high-tension wire still lying on his body as of Tuesday, was still oozing out smoke, creating panic in the area.
This was corroborated by a video from the scene of the incident, currently trending on social media, showing the victim lying lifeless on the ground, with the high-tension wire still lying on his body, still oozing out smoke and sparks.
Although the full identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained, sources from the area said he recently got married.
The Managing Director/CEO of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority, Ossy Onuko, who reacted to the development on Tuesday, described the incident as unfortunate, noting that such misfortunes are part of the reasons the agency carries out sensitisation and enforcement against building or trading under the high-tension wire.
Onuko also noted that during the sensitisation, people often criticise them for their enforcement against trading under the high tension wire.
He said, โThis is something we have been campaigning against from time to time, that it is very dangerous to build or trade under the high-tension wire.
โIt is part of the reasons why most times, on social media, we are vilified as being inhumane for trying to let people know that they cannot either build or trade under the tension.
โIt is something very pathetic. Itโs a suicide mission to have your shop or your kiosk or your roadside activities under the tension. The avoidable loss of life is unfortunate. It is sadly one example of many negative outcomes and resultant effects of such an act of negligence to safety.
โThat should serve as a deterrent to others who still indulge in such prohibited acts. This should also make the public understand that the sensitisation and enforcement being carried out by ACTDA against such things are not to witch-hunt them, but for their safety.
โUnfortunately, we have lost a soul. I pray for the peaceful repose of this soul. But also, it should serve as a deterrent to others, that they shouldnโt just fold their arms and wait for us, when we come, they run away and return when we leave.
โPeople should see it as a personal responsibility to be safety conscious, and also enlighten others, not just themselves. No precious life is worth being lost to such a careless and avoidable death. A stitch in time saves nine.โ