Man Electrocuted By Air-Conditioning Unit In Calabar

An unidentified man was on Thursday morning electrocuted at Etta Agbor roundabout in Calabar Municipal Local government Area of Cross River State

The victim who is said to be in his mid-20s was electrocuted by a protector of an air-conditioner owned by a pharmacy at a shopping complex in the area.

An eyewitness said that the deceased had inadvertently grabbed the iron protector covering the air-conditioning unit.

"He was just passing by, and you know it has been raining in Calabar for days.

"So when he slipped, he tried to grab the protector they used in covering the air-conditioning unit, unknown to him a naked wire from the unit was touching the protector.

"As he stuck to the protector, passersby and other people around tried rescuing him but he was glued to the protector.

"After he was freed from the protector, he was rushed to a clinic in the complex but he was dead already."

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Irene Ugbo said she was yet to be briefed about the incident but called for calm.