T, Abuja - 15-year-old Meshach Ogwuche Agaba was electrocuted while fetching water at the Government Science Secondary School, Pyakasa/Maitama in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
According to SaharaReporters, the tragic incident happened at about 7:30am around the water tap closed to the wall with barbed wire in the school premises on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. Police confirm death of 15-year-old student in Abuja school Photo credit:
Nigeria Police Force Source: Facebook It was gathered that Meshach was rushed to Maitama district hospital for treatment, where he was later confirmed dead by doctors.
A police source said the teenager was electrocuted after he held on to a barbed wire has contact with a naked electric cable. "Meshach was trying to fetch water but slipped and was about to fall down, in the process, he struggled and held on to the barbed wire that suspectedly has contact with naked electric cable".
A police signal revealed that the teenager passed on while trying to fetch water. The FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh confirmed the incident on Friday, March 1 "Yes, it's true, the investigation is ongoing." Student dies while installing solar panels Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that in a shocking turn of events, a final-year student's life was cut short in a tragic incident in a business location close to a commercial bank at the Warri Garage Area on Thursday, October 19, 2023.
Meanwhile, the student resided with his parents in one of the southeast states. Eyewitnesses disclosed to newsmen that the student's aluminium ladder became magnetised due to its proximity to high-tension wires connected to a neighbouring commercial bank.