A staff of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, has been reportedly electrocuted to death in a suburb of Benin City, the Edo State capital.
The BEDC staff identified as Augustine Izekor was said to about fixing a faulty cable Evbodia community in Oredo Local Government Area of the state and in the process power was restored to the area and he was electrocuted.
When the incident occured, he was rushed to a private hospital in Benin City where he gave up the ghost.
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According to the matron of the private hospital who was on duty when Izekor was rushed there, “we were here when the man was brought alive around 4pm. He was alleged to have been electrocuted. We immediately attended to him and ensured that the proper emergency steps were taken.
“We tried our best till he gave up around 11pm in the presence of his sister who came when he arrived here”, she said.
His sister whom he called immediately the incident happened and immediately rushed down to the hospital, Mrs Uyimwen said, “I received a call from him that he had an accident and that I should come to the Hospital. When I arrived there around 7pm, he was trying to respond to treatment until the bed he was laid was too unconducive for him.
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“We moved him to a separate bed and the doctor who we called upon came and fixed oxygen on him and the nurse tried to get sample of his blood. Nothing came out from him. But shortly, he became aggressive and removed the oxygen and he was curtailed by the doctor on duty.
“As soon as he calmed down, he was looking in a direction and that was when the doctor on duty ran a check on him and he declared my brother lifeless.”
Contacted, BEDC Public Relations Officer, Mrs Evelyn Gbiwon said, “We just heard about his death this morning and we are trying to gather information about the circumstances that could have led to his death”.
In his reaction, the Chief Security Officer of the BEDC, Colonel Aghedo, rtd, said, “we have arrested those who went on operations with him.
“They were arrested at various spots and we are yet to get their response as per their involvement in the operation that killed him.”
According to findings, the arrest may not be unconnected with their attitude and suspicious manners to their colleague when he was electrocuted.