BEDC staff di£s after electr0cution incident in Ekiti

A staff of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, has been confirmed dead after he was electrocuted while repairing a fault on an electricity pole in Ado Ekiti on Saturday.

The incident occurred some hours ago in front of the Federal Polytechnic satellite campus, where the BEDC staff was working to restore power to residents in the area following a disconnection.

According to eyewitnesses, the man was on top of the electric pole when he suddenly became weak and appeared disoriented, raising fears that he had suffered an electric shock.

Panic broke out among residents and passersby who immediately raised the alarm.

Sources at the scene said his fellow BEDC staff member was the first to assist him before operatives of the Ekiti State Fire and Emergency Service arrived to help bring him down from the pole.

He was thereafter rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. Hospital sources confirmed that he later died while receiving treatment.

Authorities have urged electricity workers to adhere strictly to safety protocols while carrying out repairs to avoid similar tragedies.

May his soul rest in peace.🙁💔