In an effort to eke out a living, a carpenter from Ikot Ekwere Itam community in Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom State has lost his life.
Nathaniel Archibong, who resided in Urua Ekpa area of Uyo, was said to have been contracted by a mother to one of the Super Eagles players to make wood to be laid with armoured cable to ward off robbers from her compound in Uyo.
An eyewitness, Iboro Sunday, said Archibong was in the process of performing the task when electric power was supplied to the area and he was electrocuted.
However, a relative of the deceased, who preferred anonymity, lamented that it was in the process of searching for his daily bread that Natta, as he was fondly called, met his untimely death.
When contacted, DSP Odiko MacDon, the Police Public Relations Officer in Akwa Ibom State, said he was not aware of the incident.
He said, “I cannot confirm it, I have not received an official report about the incident. I cannot comment on any report that I have not received officially. You are the first person telling me that, I’m not aware of it.”
