A 40-year-old man, Sale Mamma has been electrocuted, while
cutting firewood from a fallen tree branch on an electric high tension wire.
The Spokesman of the Jigawa Police Command, SP Abdu Jinjiri said, "On Friday at about 11 a.m., we received a report by the police in Shuwarin
outpost that one, Sale Mamman, aged 40 of Duhuwa village in Kiyawa LGA was
electrocuted while trying to cut a tree branch which fell on an electric high
tension wire.
"The officials of PHCN were informed and a team of police
patrol team moved to the scene and detached the victim from the cable.
"The corpse was conveyed to Kiyawa Primary Healthcare Centre
for Doctor’s examination," Jinjiri said.
According to him after he was confirmed dead the remains of
the deceased were released to his relatives for burial according to Islamic
rites. (NAN)
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