A 14-year-old male student of the Government Secondary School (GSS) Abaji has died from electrocution in Abaji, the Federal Capital Territory.
The deceased identified as Ekene Emmanuel Ezeh, was electrocuted in Wednesday, around 2; pm in Abaji when electricity was restored in the area.
The father of the deceased, Mr Augustine Ezeh while speaking to Daily Trust, said he was at his workshop when someone rushed in to inform him that his son had been electrocuted.
He said “I immediately rushed to see my son foaming from his nose and mouth, and when I grabbed him, his body shocked me too. I had to use a wooden bench to push him down.
Unfortunately, Ekene died before he arrived at the Abaji General Hospital.
The remains of deceased was deposited at the general hospital’s morgue and would be conveyed to Igboeze Local Government Area of Enugu State for burial on Tuesday, April 14.
