ENERGY THEFT: Eko Disco promises whistle blowers 20%

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc has offered to pay anyone who reports energy theft by some unscrupulous elements 20 percent of the money recovered from such thefts.

The Chief Executive Officer of EKEDCP, Mr Oladele Amoda, announced this at a stakeholders’ forum with Festac Town residents in Lagos on Friday.

Amoda said the measure became necessary against the backdrop of over N1bn lost to the various forms of energy theft and vandalism in the zone.

The CEO, who was represented by the Chief Operating Officer, Mr Sam Nwaire, said it cost the company about N1bn in the last three years to replace vandalised equipment and damaged meters by customers in a bid to bypass the meters.

According to him, a task force has been set up to inspect houses of consumers and impose a penalty of N1m on anyone caught in energy theft.

Amoda said the company would henceforth commence effective prosecution of energy theft suspects and also publish their names in the national dailies.
Punch, March 10, 2017

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