File photo: Edo State map
A suspected vandal was electrocuted while allegedly attempting to steal power cables from the Etete Injection Substation of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc in Benin City, Edo State.
Operatives of the Etete Police Division evacuated the body from the facility on Tuesday morning.
The injection substation, which receives electricity from the transmission network and feeds it into the distribution network for onward supply to consumers, showed signs of damage following the failed vandalism attempt.
Speaking with journalists, BEDC’s Head of Branding and Corporate Communications, Evelyn Gbiwen, said the company received a report that a suspected vandal had been electrocuted after returning to the facility to continue stealing cables.
