Hotel Worker Electrocuted While Fixing Billboard

A staff of Immaculate Hotel, located at Vanguard Junction, Okpanam, opposite the airport in Oshimili North Local Government area of Delta State, simply identified as Calabar was on Thursday electrocuted while carrying out repairs on the hotel’s billboard.

The victim was gathered to have been electrocuted while on top of a ladder he climbed trying to repair the damaged billboard.

A source who spoke on condition of anonymity said the deceased had climbed up the ladder when it accidentally touched the 33KVA high-tension pole at a time electricity was restored.

The source said the corpse of the hotel worker has since been deposited at the mortuary while sympathisers thronged the area.

“He is from Calabar and a worker at lmmaculate Hotel. We know him as a staff in the hotel all these years until the unfortunate incident occurred Thursday afternoon,” the source added.

Confirming the incident, Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe said the Okpanam Police Station was already handling the case.

“The owner of the hotel is still giving statements. Let me do further findings, you will get full details later, ” Edafe said.