3-yr-old girl electrocuted in Awka after EEDC officials neglected fallen high tension wire

A three years old girl, Faiza Mohammed was on Saturday electrocuted by a fallen high tension cable belonging to Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) in Awka, Anambra State.

A source said the high tension wire belonging to the EEDC snapped and fell on Friday at Isaiah Morah close, Awka.

The source said residents of the area contacted the power distribution company to evacuate the wires, but they allegedly ignored the complaint.

A resident of the area said: “EEDC officials who were contacted demanded the sum of N30,000 to fix the problem and after the money was paid, they still did not come.

“The wire fell on Friday 22nd May, 2025 and it was only fixed on Sunday 24th May, 2025 after it had electrocuted the girl.”

It was learnt that residents of the area were enraged that they didn’t have power, assuming that the EEDC had cut off power to the street because of the incident, not knowing what the wire on the street had power on it.

The source from the area said two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity contradicted each other on the matter.

“One claimed that the incident was posted on their WhatsApp group and a team was dispatched to immediately respond but they couldn’t locate the place. After allegedly trying their best, they went back to the office.

“The second official admitted that the issue was posted on their WhatsApp group but that the Imo’awka masquerade festival that took place on Saturday 23rd May, 2025 made it impossible to respond on Saturday.”

The residents rejected the claims. One of them, Mrs Christiana said: “Isaiah Morah is along the Enugu – Onitsha Federal Highway by Udoka Housing Estate. Without exception, all EEDC customers here are on prepaid meters and we have specific officials servicing this area. Our transformer is one of the ones serving Udoka, how could anyone claim that they could not locate here?”

On the issue of Imoka, she said “It is a big fat lie. People weren’t harassed, I even attended a wedding at St Joseph the worker after returning from Eke AWKA market. They’re lying because they murdered this girl with their negligence.”

The little Faiza Mohammed is a 3year old girl who lives with her mother and other people in a house under construction and partly abandoned in the street.

They usually go out to fetch water from other compound and not knowing that the wire on the road had power, the innocent girl went near and was electrocuted. When other children saw what happened, they shouted and the adults who ran out carefully pulled her off, rushing her to Awka Medical Center at Udoka gate but she didn’t make it.

Attempt to reach EEDC officials for response has proved  abortive.