Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Lasaka Habila has been electrocuted while trimming a tree in Garki area of Abuja.
A cutlass was seen at the scene believed to have been used by the victim to cut down branches.
The officer, who was seen stuck on the tree, was eventually brought down by the Search and Rescue team of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Reacting to the incident, the Director-General (FEMA) Idriss Abba advised Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents to always seek approval from the FCT Parks and Recreation Department before cutting down any tree.
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The FEMA boss also noted that in the rainy season, most trees would bloom and come in contact with electricity cables which may transmit high currents through the leaves and branches.
The officer’s body was taken to the National Hospital by the FEMA search and rescue team where he was confirmed dead.
Painful!: Few Weeks To His Wedding, Man Electrocuted – Anaedo Online
In another story, a groom to be has been electrocuted a few weeks to his wedding.
The calm neighborhood of Opobo road of the Ogbor Hills, Aba, Abia State, was on Wednesday, thrown into confusion, following the electrocution of a middle aged man, identified as Chukwudi.
The deceased, whose traditional marriage was some weeks away, after discovering that there was electricity in the neighborhood while there was none in his apartment, started looking for a ladder so as to switch lines.
It was gathered that while he was on the electric pole trying to rectify the problem, electricity was restored to the former line and he was electrocuted.
Chukwudi wasn’t a staff of any Electricity Distribution Company but some of his throwback pictures indicate that he was used to handling electrical issues.
May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace, Amen.
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