Mob set building ablaze over death of artisan

A building that served as a bar and lounge along the Upper Sokponba road has been set ablaze by a mob over the death of an artisan simply identified as Elvis.

Elvis was said to have been engaged to do some work at the bar when we he was electrocuted.

Eye witnesses said Elvis climbed the ceiling to fix something when somebody switched on the generator and he was electrocuted.

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The witnesses said Elvis was pronounced dead at the hospital where he was rushed to.

A relative of Elvis who pleaded anonymity said the building was set ablaze because youths in the area suspected the death was not ordinary.

Edo police spokesman, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, could not be reached for comments.