Crimes

5 men erecting billboard electrocuted in Rivers

No fewer than young men have reportedly been electrocuted while trying to mount a billboard with a metal frame in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.

It was gathered that nine men were mounting the billboard with a metal frame that conducted electric current from a high-tension cable when the incident occurred in the Obiri-Ikwerre area of Rumuosi over the weekend.

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It was learnt that five men were electrocuted while four others were battling for survival at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) where they were rushed to for treatment.

The victims were said to be private businessmen contracted to mount the billboard for a church.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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