Crimes

4 family members electrocuted in Taraba

No fewer than four members of a family have been electrocuted in the Dinyavoh area of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital.

The Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Usman, who confirmed the incident via a statement, disclosed that the family members were electrocuted occurred at about 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 2, 2023.

Usman stated: “We suspect it resulted from a power surge.

“At about 11:00 a.m. on Monday, we were reliably informed that a house located at Dinyavoh area of Jalingo was on fire.

“Detectives from GRA Police Division were quickly deployed to the scene and, on arrival, found the four victims with burns suspected to be from electrocution.

READ ALSO: 5 men erecting billboard electrocuted in Rivers

“The victims are Remond Ofonbuk, 44, his wife, Mfonbong Remond, Hevean Remond, 15, and First Remond, 13 years old.

“We have received information indicating that immediately power was restored, the transformer serving the area blew up.

“We learnt that many houses within the neighbourhood experienced high electric voltage which might have led to the fire outbreak that inflicted burns on the victims.

“Our detectives quickly evacuated the victims to Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo for treatment but they were confirmed dead on arrival.”

The police spokesperson noted that the corpses had been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary for autopsy, adding that an investigation had commenced to ascertain the real cause of the incident.

The Star

Segun Ojo

Recent Posts

Fixtures: Arsenal eye EPL title as Tottenham, West Ham face relegation battle

Arsenal can move within touching distance of the Premier League crown before title rivals Manchester…

59 minutes ago

Police dismiss 5 Inspectors over robbery, kidnapping in Rivers

The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed five Inspectors attached to the Department of Operations in…

1 hour ago

Adebowale Adedokun: A reformer at BPP, by ISMAIL OMIPIDAN

By ISMAIL OMIPIDAN When people are given the opportunity to serve, not many live up…

2 hours ago

NJC suspends two judges, nominates 12 for Appeal Court

The National Judicial Council has recommended 12 judges for appointment as justices of the Court…

2 hours ago

As Nigeria’s chief marketer attends Africa CEOs Forum, by ABDULAZIZ ABDULAZIZ

By ABDULAZIZ ABDULAZIZ Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing department. — David…

2 hours ago

TCN boosts national grid capacity with 600MW

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the addition of 600 megawatts to the…

3 hours ago

This website uses cookies.