A fifty-year-old man was on Saturday afternoon electrocuted by an uncovered electrical cable at a mosque at Nima Junction within the Asokore-Mampong Municipality.
The deceased, Baba Haruna Suleiman, was said to be cleaning the mosque along with different committee members when the incident occurred.
Basiru Sheihu, an eyewitness, informed Ghana News Agency that following the easing of restrictions on the general public gathering by the President, the Committee at the Al- Albayan Mosque decided to clean and tidy the place for prayers on Saturday.
He mentioned because of the dusty nature of the woolen carpets within the mosque, they decided to make use of an electrical hover to speed up the process.
Mr Sheihu stated while hovering the dust, a power fluctuation occurred and Baba Suleman, who was then holding the hover was electrocuted by an uncovered cable and he fell unconscious.
He was rushed to the hospital however died on arrival.
