Residents of Nnewichi in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State are presently in mourning mood after two schoolchildren were electrocuted while taking shelter from the rain at a roadside shop at St. Peter’s Claver Junction on Monday.
Eyewitnesses and CCTV footage said that several pupils had gathered at the shop to escape the downpour when the tragedy happened.
According to resident near the scene, who did not want name in print, recounted, “Several pupils were taking shelter at the roadside shop during the heavy rainfall. But tragedy struck when the wet bodies of two of the schoolchildren came in contact with a live metal, and they were instantly electrocuted.”
The witness added panic spread like wildfire in harmattan as the children collapsed instantly, while others narrowly escaped.
It was gathered thatthe shop owner was said to have not yet opened for business when the sad incident occurred.
“It took the intervention of some security officers and passers-by, who used protective gloves to evacuate the bodies,” another eyewitness said.
The Anambra State Police Command Public Relations Officer , SP Tochukwu Ikenga, when contacted, confirmed the sad incident, disclosing that that an investigation was underway.
“The facts are not clear yet, but the divisional police officer has been directed to find out the details for a comprehensive report,” Ikenga stated.
