Carpenter electrocuted while roofing building in Anambra (video)

A yet-to-be-identified carpenter has been electrocuted at a construction site in Amawbia, the Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State.

It was gathered that the incident occurred on Friday, April 4, 2025 while the victim was roofing a new building situated under a high-tension pole.

A video from the scene currently making the rounds on social media, shows the corpse of the deceased being brought down from the top of the building by some people in the area. 

According to the voice notes that accompanied the video, the victim was on top of the building carrying out some roofing work when one of the zinc sheets he was holding mistakenly touched the high-tension wire, and he was immediately electrocuted.

“The incident happened in the afternoon on Friday as the man was setting the roofing sheets of the building, one of them touched the high tension pole and immediately electrocuted him,” a witness said. 

“The lifeless body hung on the building for some minutes before it was brought down by some people.”