The corpse of an unidentified man who allegedly attempted to vandalise a transformer in Lagos and was electrocuted has been discovered by police operatives.
This was contained in a statement issued Sunday evening by the police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident. He said on September 1, 2024, at about 0402 hours, one police Inspector on guard duty at a company situated at Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos , came to the station and reported that while he was on duty, an unknown person climbed the gate by the side of the transformer in an attempt to vandalised same and he was electrocuted. He fell inside the compound and died on the spot.
“When the anti- crime patrol team visited the scene, they took the photographs of the scene and they contacted PHCN office and the remains of the unidentified corpse was taken to the mortuary,” he said.