Electricity cut off at Nigerian consulate in South Africa over 'unpaid bills' | TheCable Cc NigeriaGov NigeriaMFA
January 19, 2023 10:05 AMelectricity distribution company in South Africa, has cut off power supply to the Nigerian consulate in Johannesburg over “unpaid bills”.“We are on our 2nd day of revenue collection drive around Alexandra Service Delivery Centre. Here we started with the Nigerian Consulate General in Illovo who oweIsaac Mangena, City Power’s spokesperson, said the Nigerian consulate shut its gates and refused City Power entry into the building.
The consulate said an investigation would be launched to address the “illegal violation”, saying the electricity company arrived “without prior notice and disrupted services”. “The invasion squad, which comprised officials of Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department , and City Power, as well as members of the press, arrived at the consulate without prior notice or appointment and“The consulate maintains that the action of the officials, no matter the justification, was in complete violation of extant international treaties and conventions, especially the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1963, which guarantees the inviolability of consular premises.
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