PHCN Staff Electrocuted In Calabar

A yet- to- be identified official of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) has been electrocuted in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.

According to reports, the incident occurred on Thursday evening, October 27, at the entrance to Margaret Ekpo International Airport when an official climbed a high-tension cable to fix a problem but was later seen dangling from the high-tension cable while his colleagues tried to bring down his limp body………………..Continue Reading

The PHED’s patrol vehicle number 019 was also sighted parked under the high-tension cable.

In a video that can not be shared, residents were shouting in shock as the official was jerking and vibrating while he was being electrocuted before he went limp.

In unconfirmed reports, the official is said to have been pronounced dead.

The latest incident is coming less than a month after another official of the PHEDC staff was electrocuted to death on a high-tension pole at Army junction, a few meters from Eburutu Military Cantonment in Calabar.

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC), has confirmed the electrocution of one of its members of staff in Calabar.

Fortunately, the staff survived.

The PHEDC staff was carrying out electrical works at Army Junction, on the Muritala Mohammed highway in Calabar, when he was electrocuted.