Electrician electrocuted in Oyo

The Oyo State Fire Services Agency has confirmed that a 28-year-old electrician has been electrocuted in Odo Babaode, Eruwa, in Oyo state, while trying to repair a fault from a 33 kV high-tension cable.

The agency’s general manager, Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday.

Mr Akinyinka said personnel of the agency recovered the corpse of the electrician from the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company’s high-tension cable.

He said the agency received a distressed call about the incident at about 3:29 p.m. on Wednesday through a telephone call from Adelanre Adeyinka.

The general manager said that the agency’s personnel, led by Peluola Babatunde, immediately moved to the scene and, on arrival, met the victim, who was already electrocuted.

“On arrival at the place, we met the victim already electrocuted and all necessary precautionary measures were observed so as to safeguard the citizens within the vicinity.

“The man was recovered and handed over to a team of police from Eruwa police station,” he said.

The general manager said the incident occurred when the victim was trying to rectify an electrical fault on the active power lines without shutting down the feeder.

He advised the public to value their lives more than material gains, noting that only a trained engineer or technician should be responsible for handling active electrical equipment.