Three men have been electrocuted to death in Onitsha, Anambra State, after an iron pole they have been trying to erect for a water tank fell onto an 11kV electrical energy line.
DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Monday, October 19, 2026, at No. 123, Old Port Harcourt Road, Fegge, Onitsha.
Sources mentioned the incident occurred whereas the victims have been working at a compound the place the proprietor of a two-storey constructing had engaged a contractor to sink a borehole.
The victims reportedly arrived on the premises as a part of the contractor’s staff and have been trying to erect the iron pole when it fell onto the overhead electrical energy line, electrocuting all three men immediately.
“Their bodies were subsequently taken to the General Hospital, Onitsha, by police officers from the Fegge Division.
“The constructing proprietor, recognized as Mr Steven, was mentioned to be helping the police with their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the tragedy,” a source said.
The men were identified as Chukwudi Ukwa, Frank Okafor and Somadina Nwabuike.
Reacting to the incident, FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited expressed concern over the deaths, describing the incident as a reminder of the dangers of carrying out construction and installation work close to overhead electricity lines without observing the required safety precautions.
Head of Communications, FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company, Mr Izunna Okafor, in a statement, said, “Metal objects that come into contact with energised electrical energy traces may conduct present and trigger deadly electrocution, even when these dealing with them don’t intentionally contact the wires.
“We will continue to conduct electricity safety awareness campaigns in markets, motor parks, streets, schools and communities across Anambra State to discourage dangerous activities around electricity infrastructure.
“Electricity line corridors aren’t secure areas for unauthorised buildings, buying and selling stalls, canopies, scaffolding, water tanks or the dealing with of lengthy steel objects.”
The firm additionally known as on residents to report hazardous actions and encroachment on electrical energy line corridors earlier than they outcome in additional lack of lives.
