Kaduna Electric has lost over N40 million in the past three months to vandals who have been vandalizing its power equipment.
The
company has therefore appealed to security agencies and the general
public in Kaduna, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara states to be more vigilant
and report any suspicious activity around power supply infrastructures
to curb menace of vandalism.
The Head, Corporate Communications of
Kaduna Electric, Abdulazeez Abdullahi made the call in Kaduna while
drawing the attention to the unfortunate resurgence of vandalism of
power supply facilities in the Company's franchise area.
He
disclosed that in the last one month, the Company has lost transformers
and armored cables worth millions of Naira to the nefarious activities
of these vandals. He urged security agencies and vigilante groups to
apprehend anybody caught within the vicinity of, or moving transformers,
armored cable etc, especially in the night, as most often these crimes
are perpetrated at absurd hours.
According to him, the Company is
highly disturbed by the increase in the incidents of vandalism of
valuable power supply asset in Kaduna and Zaria where transformers and
armored cables were stolen by vandals lately. "This unfortunate
development is causing serious set-back to the Company's efforts at
providing steady and qualitative power supply to our teaming
customers,'' he contended.
Abdullahi further appealed to the
general public to team up with the Company to bring an end to vandalism
of power supply infrastructure. "We are appealing to all our customers,
the law enforcement agencies and indeed, the general public, as
stakeholders, to be on high alert and report any suspicious activity,
movement or removal of any power supply equipment for prompt actions''
he added.
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