Vanguard gathered from the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Gabriel Suswam on Public Utilities, Mr. Gaddafi Asemanya who was at the scene said residents of the area were woken up by shout of help from the young man around 2.am on Thursday only to behold the teenager hanging between the high tension cable after he had suffered shock and first degree burns.
Asemanya said the teenager who had removed the lower cable climbed the PHCN pole to vandalize the upper cable when his leg touched a line which caused a spark and fire which spread over his body while he persistently shouted for help.
According to the governor’s aide, “vandalism of PHCN property has become a serious issue in Benue State, in the last one year. I have apprehended over 30 vandals, while some were prosecuted many of these persons were set free because PHCH has no legal team to ensure the prosecution of these suspects”, he said.
He explained that the residents had wanted to lynch the vandal but for his quick intervention and assistance by men of the fire service, the police and officers and men of the civil defence corps who were on hand to assist recover the vandal.
The Special Assitant further disclosed that the suspect was receiving medical attention at the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi where he lied critically ill with no one coming to identify him.
Source: Vanguard
75 comments:
God don catch am
Didn't read through dou...but I'm glad he survived!
@MzEllatyra
why problems everywhere dis end of year?am tired of these bad news o,am begining to believe the world might come to an end next week Friday!QueenBee
Lynch person, wey electricity don lynch already? Are these ppl mad sef!
That services him right
A sixteen year old? I daresay that the youngster must be clever and bold to be pulling such a stunt at his age. Thank God he was not lynched. Our youths are wasting away. Pls we need to do sommething. We cannot continue like this. No way!
Youths be warned from this pls, don't steal to impress for Christmas.
Probably dropped out of school in Benue State from inability to pay fees.
Blood of Jesus!speedy recovery dear......
Who 1 identify tiff! Disgrace @michelleogo
What a fool- he was attempting to vandalise electricity cables??? He is even lucky to be alive and I hope he has learnt a lesson
Missed feeling here,but I av more of sympathy for him,only hunger can push a teenager to endanger his life in such manner. God has a reason for keeping him alive,Ipray he learn from dis.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310
Igwe 10:14pm, "services him right" abi??? Bet you would have led a mob to lynch that kid. Like you've never stolen in your life! Thank God he's alive, let him heal up and face the consequences of his actions. I daresay the electrocution is enough punishment though.
He is lucky he got a second chance to live. make it right this time.
Thats not a first or 'any degree' burn, its a Thermal burn from electricity and are the deadliest... recovery would be long term, such a pity at 16yrs.
Na God catch am,at d same time save his life.I believe God has a reason 4 dat.
Mr. Bona de rio,
It's *feelings...*learns!!thank me later!
U are being watched...wishing yuh Quick Recovery tho
Car Service?
Bonna u no dey sleep. hun!
Bonario!!!! Abeg its mixed feelings not missed feelings! Lwkmd! Bona Bona!
I am shocked at this..(Well not literally..na the guy go fee that one) By rhe way, Bonario, you don shell o! Na 'he learns from this'or 'he. Has learnt from this'. Bona, which school u finish from sef?..lol
They wnt 2 lynch sum1 again...stupid pple,they will never learn.d boy sef stupid...who tries 2 vandalise electric cables?nonsense,thank God his ass was saved....mide kush
And bonario...its "mixed feelings".don't fall my hand o...mide kush
*Linda. These wounds look like 2-3 day old burn wounds to me and they have been attended.
Eletricution tinz
Bona u either were in a rush to type ur comment abi u no sabi English? Its mixed feelings not missed feelings. I pray u learn from this
Lol@ missed feeling.guy u no go school ?
Lol. Abeg no kill me
My aunt, father, and myself got into a discussion about Nigeria last week. I made it very clear that, in a country like Nigeria, I don't blame thieves for their actions -- including armed robbers.
Why accuse someone of stealing in a country where government officials themselves loot MILLIONS of Naira DAILY?? Why blame someone for their actions when it's hunger and death that's chasing them?? Why point fingers when pastors and the rich do nothing for the poor??
Too many people, seated in their comfortable homes with mouths full of assorted meats and fingers greasy with ororo, are content to point fingers and wag them in the face of thieves.
I don't blame any of you jare.
I just wish all armed robbers would direct their anger and frustrations on those who are destroying the country -- not the innocents.
***Lush
Yes Ooº°˚˚°ÂºÂº°˚, or church service. Hahhaha. Biko how many services?
*effizy*
Bona even U̶̲̥̅̊? *very shocked*
*effizy*
Yes Ooº°˚˚°ÂºÂº°˚, or church service. Hahhaha. Biko how many services?
*effizy*
Victim of circumstance. I really dont know if to blame d young man. We all as human beings have different capacity when it comes to endurance and given d present condition in the country today u ask yourself if there is a future 4 dis great country. Such a petty. If only dis country could speak it would definitely be shedding tears of blood right now due to the demons dat have been in power since it gained its independence. I wont cast any blames on dis young man.
Is this is a kleptomaniac or a victim of circumstance?
»̶·̵̭̌·̵̭̌✽̤̈̊Ŧђɑ̤̥̈̊п̥̥̲̣̣̣kƨ̣̣̣̇̇̇̇✽̤̈̊·̵̭̌·̵̭̌«̶. God ♈σϋ understand w†̥Ñ’A̶̲̥̅†̥ via 3310 is saying, no one is superior in english language. Bona typed is message 10:33pm α̲̅πϑ anon 11:33 says ♈σϋ no dey sleep, pls LIB reader who no dey sleep among them
They wan beat person ontop him body wey burn, na wa oh, God deliver us from the animals we call 'neighbours' Every1 is alwayz so angry, looking 4 any unfortunate individual 2 vent deir frustration on. Dude, I hope u learnt ur bitter lesson tho.Get well soon.
@bonario....hmmmm plz dnt murder me ds mornin wt dt english "missed feeling" rather u shud say "mixed feelings"...i no u wana b d ist 2 comment,bt sori dear u werent d ist 2 comment nd u jus murdered mr english,try berra nxt tym....
@igwe..."dt services him right"....hmmm i dnt tink u wer in a hurry 2 type,i tink u jus dnt no hw 2 spell d word "serves"...plz learn nd do berra nxt tym...
@victim,,,sori,i can imagin d kinda situation dt wil make a 16yr old do such tn...am hapi u survived,plz learn frm ur mistakes,,,,dat "burns" on ur body is jus so terrible...so sori dear....
Dis BONARIO is just an ode! Always makin dry jokes or shooting grammar bullets al d tym,apart frm d fact dat its clear he failed his English exams he is always rushin to type fast so his comments can cum first wit d lyks of dat of PRINCE CHARMING n BLOGLORD n other 1st commentators,luk at wot its costing u now, atleast d people u type so fast so ur comments cums first before dem write gud English here while u write rubbish!
PHCN service. Lol!!! The kind grammer wey person dey see for here nor be small one.
Looolz,life is sad when i've to visit blogs 4 laughs...
@anon 12:29 you cracked me up like a nut. Awesome ending to that correction...'I pray u̶̲̥̅̊
learn from this'(epic)....touche!
Omo dis tin real, am presently in Makurdi and where am staying d transformer was vandalized, no light for days. Every state in Nigeria have their own quanta.while sum guys vandalize pipe lines,sum roads, sum water lines, etc. Seem to be no hope in dis Naija.
Linda dear,this is more than first degree burns
Linda, I tnk its ''where he lays critically ill'' and not ''where he lied critically ill''
DeMyk says: since na English class we don turn LIB, make me sef correct Success Key.@ "who no dey sleep among them" Among is only used when comparing more than 2 people, things. When it's just 2, use between. You can thank me now!
@ Lush, you made a point, but you are also playing the blame game. What exactly have you done and what quota have you contributed to making Nigeria better. You are very quick to say that pastors aren't doing anything. However, bear in mind that just because they do not announce their deeds does not mean that they are not doing anything. So kindly remove the log from your eye, so that you can see clearly to take the speck from others eyes....b
Lmao!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA=D =)) trouble for LIB readers O弡
Bonario,u don shit for church o! I didnt knw u r dis bad in english. Chaii!! Dis ur own no b typographical mistake at al bt a heavy plunder,showin u dnt even hav a clue dat d u r sayin rubbish
GOD!!! Dis is 1 of d post dat got me laffing so much, just scroll down d comments below n hav fun. BONARIO dropd d biggest english bullet by sayin "missed feeling" hahahah.... And another person said "dat services him right" Lol.... I don laff tire! BONARIO n d oda Anonymous dat murdered english here shud pls go back 2 primary sch abeg
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!! BONARIO,na only 'Missed feeling'? E for b 'Missed call' ma naw. Abeg go back 2 primary 5 n learn better English instead of displayin ur ignorance here.
loooolz Libers and razor mouth,as if dey've been keeping vigil for me to faulter. Owk my offence was a mispresentation of thought. Sometimes its inevitable. Thanks for all ur constructive and critical criticisms.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310
Shit.you guys no evn wear gloves.
Na youth service o
Mr correction,u 4 try remove d speck in ur own eye b4 attempting to remove other pple's own.'Dat burns' shd be those burns u idiaaat!
Thank u. The poverty in dat state is too much. Haba
"SERVES HIM RIGHT" not services. Gosh!
D guy lucky die
LMAO... YOU ARE SO ON POINT.
Bonario, Frm "Missed Feeling" to "Criticisms"? Hahahaha... Abeg o! Dis guy na wa to u o,see d big big words u went to find 2 cover ur disgrace instead of just accepting d fact simply dat u didn't knw dat word,n den u just dropd anoda bullet again- "Criticisms" Lol,abeg "Criticism" doesnt hav plural dat u wud put "s" Abeg learn.
@anon2:49pm,,,,u re a bigger idiot...jus made a mistak cuz i was preparn 4 church,,i was correctn bonario nd igwe cuz dey cnt spell....so go hang ....nd 4 ya info,u said mr correction instead of miss corrector,am nt a male sir....duuuuuurrrrrhhh!!!!!
nigerian police sha. do they realise they are exosing themselves without gloves on his exposed flesh, and how do you grab someone whose skin is so tender by the arm?
poor by, another mutallab maybe, #dumb ass criminal
@Anon 11:52
I do not live in Nigeria so there isn't much 'ground-work' I can do. However, I support any and all charity work that comes my way -- either with my money and/or my time. I have financed the university education of young people living in Nigeria. I also send money to non-family members as part of my spending budget.
So as you can see, I don't have a log or spec to remove from my own eye.
Oya now talk your own....
***Lush
Hmmm. U just resemble armed robber.
"Such a petty" ke? Abeg is there Nigerian English abi na still dis same Britico we dey slaughter like ds?
Hmmm. U just resemble armed robber.
Hmmmm, it's possible he was coming from the witch craft coven, cuz I don't see any reason why a 16 year old will have the guts to climb at that ungodly hour, and he didn't have an accomplice? Witchcraft in the highest order!
lol you cannot even spell mistake!! you are not better than bonario and igwe
Libers be fast to kill bona.I bet none of you read the article to the end to see where Linda gbags her own. "Lied critically ill". Even the Anon typing "look at what its costing you"-nursery school anglais. #linda post my comment ooo
You fool it is in your state dat ders poverty
what was he doing trying to vandalize a cable?
Lollll..@ada...ur very funny....mrs correction..u too u can't spell my dear and as anon 11:23 said u are not beta than bonario and igwe...so stop being childish and stop cursing...no one is perfect..duuuuurrrrrrrrrrrhhhh....LMHO
Hahahaha! I come here when Ever i want to laugh...the best way to make a comment here na to write am in pidgin english to avoid gbagun...
Isn't this blog funny , the fun about this blog are the comments and am loving every bit of it.
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