A private school teacher and five others have been arrested for allegedly tampering with electricity metres belonging to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC. The arrest was carried out by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command.
The teacher, identified as John, was paraded alongside other suspects-Jaye Abayomi, Abidemi Enoch, Jackson Imukodro, Adeleke Fatimah and Azeez Mutiu. Parading the suspects before journalists at the NSCDC Osun State command headquarters, the Commandant, Sunday Agboola, said the suspects were arrested in Awosuru, Alekuwodo, Jaleyemi, Ogo-Oluwa and Omigade areas of Osogbo, the State capital.
Agboola added that the suspects were arrested during a joint operation by his men and IBEDC officials on October 13, 2023. While noting that a series of arrests have been made to deter the public from energy theft, the Osun NSCDC boss lamented that many people in the State still engaged in the act. 'The command is dismayed. Despite several arrests made to deter the public from embarking on this illegal act, some have bluntly refused to desist from this act.
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