A young Nigerian man has been caught after allegedly cutting the wire connecting a community to the transformer in an attempt to steal the cable at around 2am.
The incident was shared via a post on a popular social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), showing the moment the suspect was confronted by an angry resident.
The act left the entire neighborhood without electricity.
According to a resident, the man came into the community at night and cut off the main power line that connects electricity to the houses on the street, intending to cart away the cable.
In a video from the scene, angry residents expressed their frustration: "You cut the whole transformer wire say you wan carry am, na you get am? E cut a whole big wire, e wan comot am."
One of the residents added that the situation could have escalated violently if the police had not already been informed about the incident.
The video has since sparked outrage online, with many calling for stricter security around electricity infrastructure in communities.
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