THREE-YEAR-OLD ELECTROCUTED BY FALLEN POWER CABLE IN ANAMBRA
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By: Motunrayo Aniwura
Tragedy struck on Saturday at Isaiah Morah Close in Awka, the capital of Anambra State, when a three-year-old girl was electrocuted by a fallen high-tension cable owned by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company.
The child reportedly stepped on the cable, unaware that it was live with electricity.
According to residents, the cable had fallen the day before, but despite several attempts to have it removed, nothing was done.
Speaking to journalists on Monday, some locals revealed that officials from the electricity company demanded a payment of N30,000 to repair the fallen cable. However, even after the money was paid, the officials failed to show up.
A resident identified simply as Uche said, “The electric cable fell on Friday and it was only fixed on Sunday, May 24, 2025, after it had electrocuted the girl.
“The incident was posted on our WhatsApp group and a team was dispatched by the power company to immediately respond, but they could not locate the place. After allegedly trying their best, they went back to the office.
“The three-year-old girl who was electrocuted lived with her mother and other people in a house under construction and partly abandoned in the street.
“They usually go out to fetch water from other compounds. But unfortunately, on that fateful day, as she was coming home, she stepped on the fallen cable not knowing that the cable had power.
“The innocent girl went near and was electrocuted. When other children saw what happened, they shouted and the adults who ran out carefully pulled her off, rushing her to Awka Medical Centre at Udoka gate, but she did not make it.”
When contacted on Monday, the spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, could not confirm the incident.
Ikenga said there was no report of such before the command.
Also, the Communication Manager for the EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, when contacted, simply said, “I don’t have such information before me. Please, I have to enquire and get back to you.”
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