Financial Energy Review
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has called on the public to desist from
the unlawful activities of vandalizing and stealing electricity cables and other critical
infrastructure. These acts disrupt power supply to homes, businesses, and industries,
causing widespread power outages and financial losses to the brand and its valued
customers.
This information was disclosed in a statement by the General Manager, Corporate
Communications of EKEDC, Babatunde Lasaki, following the detention, arraignment,
and the sentence of three individuals now cooling off at various facilities of the Nigerian
Correctional Service (NCS) for vandalism and theft of the Company’s equipment.
Lasaki said “We commend our communities, law enforcement agencies and residential
associations for coming together on this journey of safeguarding public equipment and
electricity infrastructure around them. Justice would not have prevailed if not for the
intervention of these partners and critical stakeholders in apprehending these people
going around to deny our customers their rights to power supply for their self-gain. We
will continue to collaborate with our partners and community groups to ensure this
menace comes to a halt.”
The three vandals, Fawas Eletu, Sunday Joseph and Isah Haruna were sentenced to
six months, two years and three months jail terms respectively for vandalism and theft
of EKEDC cables. Eletu was apprehended in an attempt to cart away three meters of
500mm cable in the Awoyaya area of Ibeju, Joseph was arrested in Onikan, Lagos
Island while Haruna was apprehended in Lekki, Lagos.
“Vandalism sets our organization back in our efforts towards providing a safe, reliable
and uninterrupted power supply to our customers. Instead of investing in new
equipment to expand our services, we are compelled to replace pilfered ones. It also
makes our customers face unnecessary outages and we need to end that with the
support of our customers. I also hope that this will deter other intending vandals as we
will ensure that they face the full extent of the law.” Lasaki noted.
Lasaki also added that attempts to vandalize or steal electrical infrastructure are
hazardous and can lead to electrocution or death. He further stated that customers can
report suspected vandalism activities to the company through its whistleblowing line
08000033333, email whistleblower@ekedp.comor through its social media platforms
(Facebook: Eko electricity, X: @ekedp, Instagram: @ekedpng and LinkedIn: Eko
Electricity Distribution Plc).
