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Cable Thief Dies When Stealing Transformer Cable in Lagos

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At the Surulere area of Lagos state, a petty thief was found dead in one of the transformer arena, it was gathered that unscrupulous elements stole the transformer cable about a week ago and the Electric Distribution Company came around yesterday to replace the stolen cable.



The suspected thieves thought the cable had not been connected yet and came back last night to purloin the newly replaced cable before one of them was made to “bend the knee” while others fled.

Meanwhile, the deceased family came around to mourn the butt-raising body and later left for the fear of armed forces harassment.

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