File photo: Jigawa State Map
A suspected vandal died after he was electrocuted while allegedly attempting to cut a high-tension cable along the Ringim-Sintilimawa Road in Jigawa State.
The incident comes weeks after suspected vandals reportedly overpowered security guards and stole 12 metres of armoured cable from a transformer at Government Unity School, Ringim, plunging the school into darkness.
PUNCH gathered that Jigawa State has witnessed an increase in attacks by suspected vandals on critical public infrastructure in recent times.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Jigawa State Police Command, SP Shi’isu Adam, said in a statement made available to PUNCH on Sunday that the suspected electrocution occurred after a distress call reported a motionless body along the Ringim-Sintilimawa Road.
