A young man who was suspected to be a criminal has died while trying to steal from a transformer within the premises of Judiciary quarter in Choba community in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
A source within the area who confirmed the incident to News Echo said they woke up on Thursday morning to discover the man lying lifeless with parts of his body electrocuted.
Power holding was reported to have restored power when the young man attempted to steal the transformer armoured cable which led to his death.
Men of Nigerian police have been contacted but were yet to visit the scene of the incident as at the time of the filing this report.