UPDATE!! Suicidal man who climbed electric pole is allegedly a thief

More details just rolled in, 

The Cameroonian man who climbed an electric pole an refused to come down until he was given N5m naria is allegedly a thief and was trying to rob a mall and climbed to pol to aviod being lynched after he was caught

According to The Nation, a witness said the Cameroonian said he did not know how he got to Nigeria.

He claimed that the victim climbed the pole after he was caught attempting to burgle a nearby mall.

"It is not a suicide attempt. The guy is a thief. He wanted to burgle a mall in the neighbourhood but he was caught and chased. He fled and climbed the electric pole for fear of being lynched.
"He didn't get the close to the cable until Eko Distribution Company was contacted to isolate the area. Even at the hospital, he wanted to run but he was pinned down. He later started begging that he was hungry and needed food. That he has nowhere to go," said the eyewitness.

LASEMA General Manager Michael Akindele said; "Security operatives will conduct proper investigation on the matter. People should be watchful, observe strange faces and other activities around them. Such incidents should also be reported to security agencies