A 16-year-old boy, Terseer Iorparegh, was yesterday caught
stuck in a high tension cable while attempting to vandalize the PHCN cable
along Naka road in Makurdi.
Vanguard gathered from the Senior Special Assistant to
Governor Gabriel Suswam on Public Utilities, Mr. Gaddafi Asemanya who was at
the scene said residents of the area were woken up by shout of help from the
young man around 2.am on Thursday only to behold the teenager hanging between the
high tension cable after he had suffered shock and first degree burns
Asemanya said the teenager who had removed the
lower cable climbed the PHCN pole to vandalize the upper cable when his leg
touched a line which caused a spark and fire which spread over his body while
he persistently shouted for help.
According to the governor’s aide, “vandalism of
PHCN property has become a serious issue in Benue State in the last one year. I
have apprehended over 30 vandals, while some were prosecuted many of these
persons were set free because PHCH has no legal team to ensure the prosecution
of these suspects”, he said.
He explained that the residents had wanted to lynch the
vandal but for his quick intervention and
assistance by men of the fire service, the police and officers and men of the
civil defence corps who were on hand to assist recover the vandal.
The Special Assitant further disclosed that the
suspect was receiving medical attention at the Federal Medical
Centre, Makurdi where he lies critically ill with no one coming to identify him
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