By Uzair Adam Imam
A young electrician identified as Alhaji died while repairing faulty cables on electric poles in Niger.
The incident happened on Thursday in Soje B. Area of Minna, Niger State, at around 3pm.
The man was said to have been specialised in preparing home electrical appliances and had died on the spot after being electrocuted.
The residents who spoke to the journalists in the state said that the efforts to save his life were not successful.
However, one of the witnesses, Aliyu Jibrin, stated that “No one knew he was electrocuted on the pole until his lifeless body fell from the top of the pole.”