A resident of Kano, Musa Lalaji, 39, of Gadun Albasa quarters, has been electrocuted by high tension wire at Kano Zoological Garden Shopping Complex.
Alhaji Balarabe Kabara, the state Director of Fire Service, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Kano.
He said the incident happened on Monday when the deceased climbed the roof of one of the shops at the complex to carry out some functions and accidentally touched the wire.
He said that the remains of the victim had been deposited at the mortuary of Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Kano.
Kabara advised the management of Kano Electricity Distribution Company to either relocate the high tension wire or increase its height to prevent such accidental contact.
