BEDC: Cable vandal jailed in Benin
Efforts by the Benin Electricity Distribution Plc (BEDC) to tackle vamdalisation of electricity equipment has again yielded results, as a cable vandal has been sentenced to five years in prison with hard labour without option of fine by the Magistrates Court, Iguobazuwa, in Edo State.
Abdullai Usman, male, aged 27 years, was caught on the 28th of September, 2017, at Iguobazuwa, while trying to cart away vandalized conductor cables from Iguobazuwa/Okada 33KV Line, an act punishable under the Miscellaneous Offences Act M17 Vol 9 laws of the country.
He was dragged before the Presiding Magistrate Joyce .O. Ejale (Mrs) where he pleaded guilty to a three count charge of conspiracy, stealing and malicious damage even though their terms will run concurrently.
This conviction further strengthens BEDC’s commitments towards the fight against vandalism, energy theft and meter bypass just as the electricity supply industry grapples with a lot of challenges.
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