A sudden power surge in the Tudun-Wada Pantami area of Gombe metropolis has claimed the lives of five people and left thirteen others injured.
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The incident, which occurred on Thursday, resulted from a high voltage of electricity supplied to the area, damaging household appliances and causing electric shocks through metal objects within affected homes.
According to the Gombe State Police Command, officers from the Low-cost Divisional Police Headquarters were immediately deployed to the scene to secure the area and assist victims.
The injured are currently receiving medical attention at various hospitals across the state capital, while the bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the morgue.
