IBEDC vows to jail electric installation vandals, energy theft

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The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Tuesday vowed to jail anybody caught engaging in energy theft, vandalism and illegal metering.

The Managing Director of IBEDC Engr. Kinsley Achife, who gave the warning at a stakeholders engagement meeting held in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, said the action became necessary following incessant cases of energy theft, vandalism and illegal meter usage in the State.

Achife said “We have called this meeting to seek better working relationships with our customers but this we cannot do if they are not paying for the services being rendered. He lamented that energy theft, vandalism, and illicit meters have grown the debt of customers to IBEDC, in Ogun State to over N67billion, out of which Ijebu Ode area has over N7 billion.

 

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