ABUJA—A nine- year-old son of Alhaji Sani Abubakar, Abuja Bureau Chief of Newsday Newspaper, was, yesterday morning, electrocuted.

Vanguard learnt that the boy left his family house in Jukwei area of Abuja to State Security Service, SSS, quarters, also in Jukwei, in the early hours of Monday to feed his Pigeon, when he met with his untimely death.

According to eyewitness account, the boy climbed an over-head water tank platform to feed the Pigeon when he slipped. In an attempt to regain balance, he was said to have held on to a live electric cable belonging to Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN.

It was gathered that residents of the quarters, who knew his parents, rushed to inform his father, Alhaji Abubakar, who mobilised men to bring down the boy’s body.

Abubakar, who is Vice Chairman of Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Press Corps, said: “Because of his love for the Pigeons, I instructed him to remove them from the compound so he can concentrate on his studies.

“Unknown to me, he kept the Pigeons at the SSS quarters, which is not far from my house. He woke early this morning  and went straight to look after his pets. I was woken up from sleep to be informed of the sad event and rushed to the scene.”

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