A middle aged man was
yesterday electrocuted to death in Ebonyi while trying to loot a provision
store located at No 22 Ezza Road Abakaliki. The man was electrocuted when he wanted to gain entrance into
the shop in the early hours of the day through the door but could not succeed
as the inner burglary proof door proved too hard to cut open.
yesterday electrocuted to death in Ebonyi while trying to loot a provision
store located at No 22 Ezza Road Abakaliki. The man was electrocuted when he wanted to gain entrance into
the shop in the early hours of the day through the door but could not succeed
as the inner burglary proof door proved too hard to cut open.
The burglar in an attempt to loot the shop, went to the
tailoring shop beside the provision store and forced the door open and gained
entrance into the provision store through the ceiling.
Confirming the incident the Ebonyi Police Pubic Relations
Officer, Sylvester Igbo said that the burglar who went into the shop when there
was power failure in the area was electrocuted when the Power Holding Company
of Nigeria (PHCN) in their usual fashion restored power to the area.
Officer, Sylvester Igbo said that the burglar who went into the shop when there
was power failure in the area was electrocuted when the Power Holding Company
of Nigeria (PHCN) in their usual fashion restored power to the area.
His word, “This morning we received information that a burglar
broke into a shop that is located at No 22 Ezza Road, while he was in the
ceiling, of course at the time he went into the place there was no light, while
he was in the ceiling trying to gain entrance eventually their was electricity
and he was electrocuted.
broke into a shop that is located at No 22 Ezza Road, while he was in the
ceiling, of course at the time he went into the place there was no light, while
he was in the ceiling trying to gain entrance eventually their was electricity
and he was electrocuted.
“When the owner of the shop came to the place this morning and
saw that the shop’s doors were damaged she alerted the police who came and
discovered that somebody was lying dead in the ceiling.
saw that the shop’s doors were damaged she alerted the police who came and
discovered that somebody was lying dead in the ceiling.
“The corpse was yet to be identified and has been deposited at
Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA) for autopsy. Police has commenced
full investigation to unravel what happened, if he came with other accomplishes
and how many people that went with him.”
Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA) for autopsy. Police has commenced
full investigation to unravel what happened, if he came with other accomplishes
and how many people that went with him.”
Mrs Chukwu Virtue the owner of the shop noted that she had lost
over N1.8m to the constant burglaries of her shop which she said made her to
install the inner burglary proofs.
over N1.8m to the constant burglaries of her shop which she said made her to
install the inner burglary proofs.
According to her it has been a long time that robbers have been
visiting my shop. This is the eightieth time. So, it was this morning that my
younger brother came to open the shop to discover that the padlock to the shop
has been cut down but the inner one did not allow them to penetrate so they
decided to follow the roof of my neighbour’s shop who is a tailor to my own
shop.
visiting my shop. This is the eightieth time. So, it was this morning that my
younger brother came to open the shop to discover that the padlock to the shop
has been cut down but the inner one did not allow them to penetrate so they
decided to follow the roof of my neighbour’s shop who is a tailor to my own
shop.
