A suspected diesel thief was found hanging on an
electric barbed fence of a compound on Monday
having been electrocuted.
The suspect, Mr. John Aboy, was killed on Dagin
Farouk Road, Jos, Plateau State. The incident was
said to have taken place at about 3am, according to
report from The Punch
It was gathered that three suspected diesel thieves
had come around the building to perpetrate the
act, and Aboy had led the way by attempting to
climb over the fence first. However, he was
electrocuted in the process.
It was learnt that when the two other suspects saw
that he had been electrocuted, they took to their
heels.
Aboy was later found dead on the electric fence in
the morning to the bewilderment of passersby and
residents of the area.
The police on patrol were said to have arrived at
the scene to recover Aboy’s hanging corpse.
It was
gathered that
the corpse was
deposited at
the morgue of
the Dinham
University
Teaching
Hospital, Jos.
While
confirming
Aboy’s death,
the Plateau
State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abuh
Emmanuel, advised people with criminal
tendencies to look for reasonable ways to make a
living.
He said, “The men had gone there to commit
criminal acts. There were three of them. So when
the first thief got electrocuted, the other two took
to their heels. His corpse was recovered by the
police when we got the information.
“People can see the dangers inherent in going out
for this kind of criminal acts. At the end of the day,
some of them meet their untimely deaths. So it is
advisable that youths stop these criminal acts and
look for responsible things to do rather than
engendering their lives.”