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Police officer electrocuted on tree in Abuja

A Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Lasaka Habila, was electrocuted yesterday in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja while cutting leaves from a tree.


It was gathered that the incident took place opposite the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Garki, Abuja.
At the scene of the tragedy, a cutlass was seen near the tree. It was the cutlass the victim was using to cut tree branches seen littering the scene.


It was gathered that the victim was confirmed dead when he was taken to the National Hospital, Abuja by the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) search and rescue team.
A witness said the victim might have been electrocuted by a high voltage from the high tension wire close to the tree.


The victim, who was seen hanging on the tree, was eventually brought down by the Search and Rescue team of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
In his reaction, the Director-General, FEMA, Alhaji Idriss Abbas, advised FCT residents to always seek approval from the FCT Parks and Recreation Department before cutting down any tree in the FCT and not take laws into their hands.


The FEMA boss also noted that in this period of rainy season, most trees would bloom and come in contact with electricity cables, which may transmit high currents through the leaves and branches Abbas, therefore, warned Abuja residents to avoid coming in contact with trees planted close to high tension cables and other electrical instillations to avoid being electrocuted, as one may not know whether the tree is carrying a live electrical current which could be harmful.

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