A middle-aged man suspected to be a vandal has been electrocuted in the Osiri area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.
It was gathered that the suspect died Tuesday night while trying to steal from a transformer in the area.
It is suspected that the victim had gone to steal from the transformer before power was restored and he was trapped.
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A source, who does not want his name in print, said the people of the area woke Wednesday morning to see the dead body of the victim lying in the gutter.
He said: “We woke up today to see the dead body of a young man on the transformer around Osiri road transformer.
“He has succeeded in cutting two out of the cables but unexpected met his untimely death when light suddenly came to the area.”
