VANDALISM OF POWER SUPPLY ASSETS; KADUNA ELECTRIC COMPANY CRIES OUT

The spate of vandalism by scrupulous elements, of power supply assets has become a source of worry to the management of the Kaduna Electric Distribution Company, KAEDCO.



This issue of constant vandalism has lead to the Management of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, KAEDCO, to appeal to community leaders and other stakeholders to rise up against the menace of vandalism of power supply installations in their communities that is negating on its effortsto improve on power supply as this act is causing untold hardship to its customers and colossal revenue loss to the Company.

This position was made known via a press statement made available by the the Business Development and Regional Officer of the Rigasa Area Office of the Company, Malam Ibrahim Mohammed.

He disclosed that, in the first three months of this year alone, KAEDCO in Rigasa Area office has lost equipment worth millions of naira in about ten incidences of vandalism of power supply assets belonging to the Company, a development he described as “a serious set-back to the company’s effort at providing steady and qualitative power supply to the customers”.

Mallam Mohammed revealed that some of the transformers vandalised during the period included Chawai and Chanchangi sub-stations in Tudun wada, Musabaka sub-station in Kinkinau, Sani Malunfashi sub-station in Kurmin mashi, Zamfara and Kangiwa sub-stations in Rigasa, National Eye Centre sub-station in Mahuta village and an armoured cable on Leventis feeder by CBN within the Central Business Area of Yakubu Gowon Way, Kaduna.

He therefore, charged customers of the Company to ensure prompt and timely settlement of their electricity bills, stating that “it is the only way to guarantee necessary investment in infrastructural development and improvement in service delivery”.