A family of four, father, mother, and their two children, were electrocuted during a power surge in the Dynavox area of Jalingo, Taraba State," said the state Police Public Relations Officer, Usman Abdullahi. He added that "the last child of the family survived the incident."

The incident occurred due to a morning power surge caused by an explosion from the transformer in the area. Many houses in the vicinity were affected, and several people sustained injuries, now receiving treatment in the hospital.

According to Abdullahi, "Around 11am on Monday, we were reliably informed that a house located in the Dynavox area of Jalingo was on fire. Detectives from GRA Police Division were quickly deployed to the scene and, on arrival, found the four victims with burns suspected to be from electrocution."

"The victims are Ofonbuk Remond, 44; his wife, Mfonbong Remond; Heaven Remond, 15, and First Remond, 13. We have received information indicating that immediately after power was restored, the transformer serving the area blew up. We learnt that many houses within the neighborhood experienced high electric voltage which might have led to the fire outbreak that inflicted burns on the victims."

"Our detectives quickly evacuated the victims to the Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo for treatment but they were confirmed dead on arrival," he concluded. The corpses have been deposited at the hospital's mortuary for autopsy, and an investigation has commenced to ascertain the real cause of the incident.