An Ebonyi State Excessive Courtroom sitting in Afikpo, presided by Justice Nicholas E. Nwode, has sentenced Ikechukwu Esseh, Ikedinachi Uche, Ukpai Godwin, and Uchenna Kalu to seven years imprisonment following a three-count cost of conspiracy, vandalism, and stealing of Enugu Electricity Distribution Firm properties.
This growth was made identified on Wednesday in Enugu by the Group Head, Company Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh.
The convicts have been arrested on twenty eighth November 2023, for attacking a 7.5 MVA injection substation belonging to the EEDC, situated at Schooling Board Highway, Afikpo, within the Afikpo North Native Authorities Space of Ebonyi State.
In keeping with Ezeh, the presiding decide, after fastidiously reviewing all proof offered earlier than him and contemplating the excessive incidence of vandalism and stealing {of electrical} installations in Afikpo, sentenced the accused to 5 years imprisonment on depend one, seven years imprisonment on depend two, and 5 years imprisonment on depend three, to run concurrently with out possibility of tremendous.
The administration of EEDC recommended the judiciary for the judgement and appealed for fast trials of different pending issues.
“We commend the judiciary for the judgement and hope that this can function a deterrent to others on the market who could have interaction in such prison acts.”
The corporate equally appreciated the efforts of the Basic Youth President and Afikpo Job Power Workforce for mobilizing to apprehend these vandals, a transparent indication of group help and collaboration within the safety of electricity infrastructure.
Ezeh appealed to clients to help efforts aimed toward safeguarding installations of their neighborhood.
He lamented how the actions of vandals have negatively impacted the corporate’s operations and the standard of service delivered to its clients.
“Because of this, we proceed to commit scarce sources to revive vandalized tools—funds that may ordinarily be channeled to different areas of our operations that may profit our clients,” Ezeh famous.
He urged clients to stay vigilant and shield electricity installations of their neighborhoods from vandalism, warning that such incidents inevitably result in service failure and inconvenience.
