A tragic incident of electrocution has claimed the life of a man in Korve, a community situated in the Avenu Electoral Area in Akatsi, Volta Region. The deceased, identified as Gershon, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023.
Chairman of the Certified Electrical Wiring Professionals Association Ghana Akatsi North Local Chapter, Saviour Bedzrah, also known as Banana, shared details of the incident during a phone interview with GhanaWeb.
Mr Bedzrah initially had difficulty accepting the news as he personally knew the individual involved, casting doubt on the possibility of it being true. The loss of a familiar acquaintance due to electrocution has left a profound impact on the community.
“Around 5-6pm last week Saturday, I was taking a friend to a certain village and on my way, I met a certain man called Mr Azameti Andrews. He stopped me and told me that one guy has been electrocuted in one of the villages in the area.
“And the guy’s name is Gershon. The Gershon he mentioned, I know the guy, so I told him that no, he could not be the one so he advised that when I’m going there, I should pass there. So, when I got there, frankly speaking, I got to know that it’s true because people were there crying,” he said via phone.
Saviour Bedzrah also explained that he got the confirmation only after speaking with a relative of the deceased Gershon.
He added that the body of the deceased had been deposited at the morgue.
“When I engaged one of the family members on how it happened, then he told me that, that day in the morning, around 9:15 am, he took the (sic) to go and report some anomaly concerning one of the cornmill there.
“So, during the process that he got electrocuted. And I asked where is the body and they told me that the body had been taken to the Akatsi Hospital Morgue,” he added.
Gershon is said to have been a non-certified electrician.
So far, there has not been any official statement from the police on the matter.