Power falling pole
Ebun Francis || Tragedy struck Thursday evening in Calabar, Cross River State, South-South Nigeria as more than 30 football fans are believed electrocuted at a football viewing centre by a high-tension cable that reportedly fell on them.
The football fans are said to have assembled at the centre to watch a UEFA Europa League quarter-final match between Manchester United and Anderlecht on satellite television.
According to a report monitored on Channels Television, a live electricity cable broke from its mooring and fell on the viewers.
The Cross River State Government and the State Police Command are yet to comment on the incident.
More to follow…