Tragic Incident in Makurdi: 8 Lives Lost to Electrocution
Approximately eight individuals have been electrocuted in the Rice mill vicinity of Wadata in Makurdi, the capital of Benue state.
It was reported that the occurrence took place in the early hours of Thursday (February 24, 2022).
An eyewitness stated that the transformer providing electricity to the area malfunctioned on Thursday morning, resulting in the electrocution.
This incident follows merely a week after the transformer claimed one life in the neighborhood.
A local resident, who wished to remain anonymous, attributed the unfortunate event to negligence by the Jos Electrical Distribution Company (JEDC), Benue distribution center.
“Recall that last week Monday, on February 14, 2022, the transformer took the life of the only surviving son of a certain family in the com...