A middle-aged man, on Saturday, November 5, was electrocuted while destroying a campaign billboard of one of the gubernatorial candidates in Ibadan, Oyo state.
The man, whose identity has not been revealed, was destroying a campaign billboard of Adebayo Adelabu, the gubernatorial candidate of Accord Party in the state, when he was electrocuted.
An eyewitness, while speaking on the incident on Saturday morning, noted that the residents of the area had already warned the man against destruction of the campaign billboard.
The source said that, “We had cautioned him against destroying peoples’ properties around.
“Some minutes after he started destroying one of the Accord Party billboards, we saw him shaking, and no one could move closer to him as it was obvious that he had mistakenly touched the electric wire beside the billboard,” he added.
The media director, Bayo Adelabu Campaign Organisation, Bolaji Tunji, also confirmed the incident on Saturday.
Tunji stated that, “We heard of the unfortunate incident. There have been different reports on what the guy had been doing in the neighborhood.
“Many residents told us that they saw the man when he was destroying the billboard but no one wishes for the death of any one, not any citizen of Oyo state.
“Even if he was destroying the billboard, we would rather engage him positively rather than wish him something terrible.
“Oloye Bayo Adelabu expresses deep regret about the incident and prays for the peaceful repose of the soul of the deceased.
“His heartfelt condolences go to the family of the unfortunate individual,” he added.
