Four family members electrocuted in Dinyavoh area Jalingo.

Taraba State Police Command has confirmed electrocution of four persons in Dinyavoh Jalingo.

This is contained in a statement by the Command Spokesperson SP Abdullahi Usman.

The Statement revealed that the command received an information from a reliable source that a house located in Dinyavoh Jalingo was on fire and men were mobilised to the scene.

It adds that on arrival it was discovered that a family of four were found lying down with burns all over their bodies suspected to be electrocution.

It reveals that the victims identified as Mr Remond Ofonbuk 44, Mrs Mfonobong Remond,Heave Remond 15,and First Remond 13yrs were the victims.

The statement stated that preliminary findings showed that Yola Electricity Distribution Company brought light and the transformer of the blows as a result many houses within the neighborhood experienced high electric voltage that led to fire outbreak which inflicted burns on the victims.

The read' However, Detectives evacuated the victims to the Federal Medical Centre FMC Jalingo for treatment but were confirmed death by the doctor.

The statement said the corpses have been deposited at the FMC mortuary for autopsy.

It added that investigation has commenced to ascertain cause of the incident.

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