Confusion continues to trail the death of Isaac Dike, a staff member of Main Power Electricity Distribution Limited, who was recently electrocuted while on duty in Enugu State.
DrumAfricanews reports that the incident, which occurred on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at about 3:25 p.m., took place at a 300KVA/11KV/0.415KV distribution substation located on Giraffe Street, Ekulu East Estate (Zoo Estate), Enugu.
The company’s Head of Communications, Emeka Ezeh, confirmed the incident and said that preliminary findings suggest the deceased may have been involved in an unauthorised operation at the time of the incident.
Ezeh said that Dike, a linesman attached to the Ogui District, was engaged in “a yet-to-be-established activity,” raising questions about the nature of the assignment that took him to the location.
Ezeh disclosed that the deceased had gone to the site with an official driver, who reportedly said he was unaware of the specific task they were to carry out or the identity of any customer who may have requested the service.
The Communication Head further noted that Dike did not inform any member of his team before proceeding to the location. Checks carried out by the company, he added, showed no official record of scheduled work in the area.
“Checks on the company’s fault report log and its Complaint Management System showed no record of any complaint from customers in Ekulu East Estate prior to the incident,” he said.
“There was also no record of any approved outage request for work to be carried out in the area on the day of the incident, suggesting that the accident may have resulted from an unauthorised or illegal activity.”
While expressing condolences to the family of the deceased, Ezeh described the incident as unfortunate and prayed for the repose of his soul.
However, a source who spoke to EverydayNewsNGR alleged that the power station was switched on while Dike was still working on the line, raising further concerns over possible negligence.
“This case has to be investigated thoroughly. Since he was with an official driver, doesn’t that show he was working? Were there efforts to confirm from the driver whether he was on the line before restoring power?” the source queried.
The source described the situation as unacceptable and called for a comprehensive investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident.
