Source: Vanguard report
A 16-year-old boy, Terseer Iorparegh, was caught
stuck in a high tension cable while attempting to vandalize the PHCN cable
along Naka road in Makurdi.
Vanguard gathered from the Senior Special Assistant
to Governor Gabriel Suswam on Public Utilities, Mr. Gaddafi Asemanya who was at
the scene said residents of the area were woken up by shout of help from the
young man around 2.am on Thursday only to behold the teenager hanging between
the high tension cable after he had suffered shock and first degree burns.
Asemanya said the teenager who had removed the lower
cable climbed the PHCN pole to vandalize the upper cable when his leg touched a
line which caused a spark and fire which spread over his body while he
persistently shouted for help.
According to the governor’s aide, “vandalism of PHCN
property has become a serious issue in Benue State, in the last one year. I
have apprehended over 30 vandals, while some were prosecuted many of these
persons were set free because PHCH has no legal team to ensure the prosecution
of these suspects”, he said.
He explained that the residents had wanted to lynch
the vandal but for his quick intervention and assistance by men of the fire
service, the police and officers and men of the civil defence corps who were on
hand to assist recover the vandal.
The Special Assitant further disclosed that the
suspect was receiving medical attention at the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi
where he lied critically ill with no one coming to identify him.
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