Two Poly workers electrocuted in Ekiti
Tears flow freely on Tuesday when two workers of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, were electrocuted while working on defective borehole on campus.
One of the deceased, whose identities have not been made known, was a native of Ado Ekiti while the other victim hailed from Kogi State. It was gathered “as they were removing the pipe, they didn’t know that it has gone up to the extent that it could touch a high tension wire around the area.“Immediately the pipe touched the high tension wire, there was a huge spark that caused electrocution of the two men.
When contacted , the institution’s Public Relations Officer , Mr Adeyemi Adejolu, confirmed the incident, saying the staff died while performing their duties.
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