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On Monday, an employee of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) was electrocuted while conducting repairs on a 33KVA line.
The tragic incident took place in the Evwreni community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The victim, identified as Kingsley, was electrocuted while reestablishing a damaged cable on the high-tension line transmitting current to Uwheru, Patani, Bomadi, and other communities in the state.
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According to an anonymous source from Evwreni, the deceased faced an untimely death when electricity was unexpectedly restored to the high-tension pole on which he was working.
The source mentioned, “He is from the Evwreni community, and we have known him as a BEDC staff all these years until the unfortunate incident occurred on Monday afternoon.”
When contacted for a response, BEDC’s Public Relations Officer, Evelyn Gbiwen, stated that she was on leave and had not been briefed about the incident.
