A three years old girl, Faiza Mohammed has been electrocuted by a fallen high tension cable belonging to Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) in Awka, Anambra State.
The little Faiza Mohammed who lives with her mother and other people in a house under construction and partly abandoned in Isaiah Morah street by Udoka Housing Estate.
They usually go out to fetch water from other compound and not knowing that the wire on the road had power, the innocent girl went near and was electrocuted.
When other children saw what happened, they shouted and the adults who ran out carefully pulled her off, rushing her to Awka Medical Center at Udoka gate but she didn’t make it.
Angel Network News (ANN) gathered that
the high tension wire belonging to the EEDC snapped and fell at Isaiah Morah close, Awka.
According to sources, residents of the area contacted the power distribution company to evacuate the wires, but they allegedly ignored the complaint.
“EEDC officials who were contacted demanded the sum of N30,000 to fix the problem and after the money was paid, they still did not come.
“The wire fell on Friday 22nd May, 2025 and it was only fixed on Sunday 24th May, 2025 after it had electrocuted the girl.” A resident of the area said.
