A staff member of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has died after being electrocuted while repairing an electricity fault opposite the Federal Polytechnic Satellite Campus in Ado Ekiti. The incident occurred over the weekend as the worker was restoring power to the area.

Eyewitnesses said the technician became weak and unresponsive while working on top of the electric pole. He was rescued by colleagues and officials of the Ekiti State Fire and Emergency Service before being rushed to a nearby hospital.

Hospital sources later confirmed his death. The incident is the second recorded at the location, following the electrocution of a PHCN staff member, Samuel Isaac, during a similar operation in 2012.