The proliferation of illegal electricity connections, often done out of desperation and frustration, has become a ticking time bomb, claiming innocent lives and leaving communities in the dark.
Residents living in the vicinity of illegal electricity connections are fearing for their lives after four people were shocked to death at the weekend, including a three-year-old child.
Nelson Mandela Bay police have called on residents to refrain from trying to connect electricity illegally after the electrocution of three people at the weekend.