Delta: Sorrow As Final Year Student Dies While Installing Solar Panels
- A student in Delta state was electrocuted while installing solar panels on a one-story building
- Reports disclosed the tragic incident took place near a commercial bank at the Warri Garage Area on Thursday, October 19, 2023
- According to witnesses, the student used an aluminium ladder to climb up to the installation position, which came in contact with high-tension wires connecting a commercial bank
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Delta state, Asaba - In a shocking turn of events, a final-year student's life was cut short in a tragic incident.
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The Punch reported that the final-year student (name withheld) of Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta state, was electrocuted while installing solar panels on a one-story building.
Meanwhile, the student resided with his parents in one of the southeast states.
However, the sad incident occurred in a business location close to a commercial bank at the Warri Garage Area on Thursday, October 19, 2023.
How student died in Delta state, witnesses speak
Eyewitnesses disclosed to newsmen that the student's aluminium ladder became magnetised due to its proximity to high-tension wires connected to a neighbouring commercial bank. As a result, he suffered an electric shock during the installation.
The student who was said to be writing his final project at the time of the incident was immediately rushed to a nearby private clinic for treatment, where he was confirmed dead on arrival.
He was reportedly buried in one of the southeast states on Saturday, October 28, 2023.
Man drowns during church beach hangout in Lagos
Legit.ng reported earlier that a young man lost his life to the cold hands of death during a church beach hangout in Lagos.
The 34-year-old man, identified as John, reportedly died after drowning in Elegushi Beach, in Lagos state, on Saturday, October 28, during a church hangout.
The unnamed Ikorodu-based church had organised a picnic for its youths, which the late John was a part of.
Suspected power cable vandal found dead in Niger state
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a suspected power cable vandal was found dead near a transformer on the premises of Niger State Printing Press, Kateren-Gwari Area in Minna, on Friday morning, September 8.
A staff of the printing press said the suspect was killed when power was restored at night and found with some vandalised cables stuck in his hand.
Abuja man sustains severe burns while stealing high-tension wire
In another report, a man almost lost his life while trying to steal a high-tension wire in the Utako area of the Federal Capital Territory.
According to Punch newspaper, the man was identified simply as Ezekiel.
It added that a commercial driver, who asked to be identified only as Hassan, disclosed that Ezekiel sustained severe burns from the incident.
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