Mr Ezeh said the advisory was necessary considering the nature of the electricity network obtainable in the environment.
The police spokesperson said, “In the process of work, the boy stepped on life wire carelessly connected from an electric pole and he died on the spot.’’
The police spokesperson said the teenager was immediately rushed to the hospital, where the doctor confirmed her dead.
“My child was electrocuted to death,” Blessing Adeniran, the mother of the deceased, wailed in a video on social media.
EKEDC urged customers to desist from illegal connections and report any disconnection or electrical fault to the nearest business unit.
