{"id":98999,"date":"2023-10-29T21:23:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T20:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/man-dies-while-trying-to-steal-electric-cables-in-akwa-ibom"},"modified":"2023-10-29T23:37:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T22:37:44","slug":"man-dies-while-trying-to-steal-electric-cables-in-akwa-ibom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/man-dies-while-trying-to-steal-electric-cables-in-akwa-ibom","title":{"rendered":"Man dies while trying to steal electric cables in Akwa Ibom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>One Ulim Amos Udo of Udianga Enem village, Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has lost his life while trying to steal electric cables belonging to the community.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that the electric pole crashed with the suspected cable thief to the ground, killing him in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Community sources told our correspondent on Sunday that the deceased, suspected to be a notorious cultist, has been in the habit of stealing and robbing people of their valuables including livestock.<\/p>\n<p>A member of the youths\u2019 vigilante group, Akpan Effiong Etuk, told journalists that the \u201cthe incident occurred at about 2:00am, when the entire community people were already fast asleep\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He narrated, \u201cWhen he climbed the pole, he had no premonition that due to heavy rain in recent times, the ground could be very soft for the pole to be firm enough to carry his weight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d At the top of the pole, in the process of trying to be very fast in cutting off the cables, he fell down with the collapsing concrete pole, which crashed and heavily injured him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis accomplices rushed to his compound, popularly called Ilung \u2013 Udoiyong, and alerted the parents, who rushed him to a local traditional bone-setter at Ikot Edet village, in the neighbouring Ukanafun LGA, but unfortunately he died, and was hurriedly buried on Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko MacDon, when contacted said that the Command has not received such information, adding he would call the DPO in Etim Ekpo local government to confirm the development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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