The man was electrocuted while attempting to steal an armoured cable from a transformer in the Mgboaba/NTA axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident occurred at about 3 am on Thursday near a popular Pentecostal Church when there was a blackout, and the man got trapped when the power supply was restored. Eyewitnesses reported that the man suffered severe burns, with his body turning black due to electrocution.
