According to him the suspected thief was electrocuted in the early hours while cutting two cables linked to a transformer in the area.
A resident of Amoji-Ukwu Village, Chinenye Agomuo, had said an explosion in the community on Friday occurred when a man cut cables connected to a transformer.
The thief died from electrocution at Amoji-Ukwu Village, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State.
The Public Relations Officer of Abia State Police Command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, made this known on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba.
“On Friday morning, about 4 am., we heard an explosion suspected to be from a transformer.
After the explosion, I received phone calls from my brother living near the transformer, asking me to come to the scene.
“He said that someone climbed the transformer and was electrocuted.
“When we reached there, it was a young man.
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