A suspected vandal has been found d3ad inside a transformer substation located at Commissioners’ Quarters, in Damaturu the Yobe State capital.
The suspect’s body was evacuated by the Damaturu police patrol team “Operation Haba Maza” and taken to the mortuary at the Damaturu Teaching Hospital after which his relatives identified and claimed the corpse.
Upon receiving the report, the Regional Manager and the Operation and Maintenance Officer of YEDC visited the scene.
According to the Yobe State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, police investigations revealed that “the suspect attempted to steal power assets at night during a power outage but was electrocuted when power was suddenly restored”.
“Hjs lifeless body was discovered in the early hours of the morning by residents on their way to the mosque for morning prayers. The incident was promptly reported to the Maisandari ‘B’ Division of the Yobe State Police Command which deployed personnel to evacuate the body” he said
