5 Electrocuted, 4 Injured While Installing Billboard In Rivers

At least five young men have been reportedly electrocuted at the Obiri-Ikwerre area of Rumuosi Community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State

The incident, which occurred on Monday, August 21, when the deceased’s were trying to mount a billboard with a metal frame in Rumuosi Community.

It was gathered that four others have been rushed to the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), where doctors are currently working to save their lives.

A team of nine men was in the process of mounting the billboard structure with a metal frame that came into contact with the high-tension cable installed around the same perimeter where they were working.

The electric current gripped and shocked five of them to deaths, while four others are currently fighting for survival.