A young 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 met his end on Tuesday night, August 9, while trying to steal from a transformer in the area.
The victim was reportedly stealing from the transformer when power was suddenly restored and he was trapped.
A source, who pleaded anonymity, said residents woke on Wednesday morning to see the dead body of the victim lying in the gutter.
"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." The source said.
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