Kano Electricity Distribution Company plc (KEDCO) says the company lost transformer oil, aluminium conductors, upriser cables and other valuable materials worth N108, 831,550 to activities of vandals in its franchise area from August to date.
The company’s spokesperson, Mohammed Kandi, said in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano, that the spate of vandalism, energy theft and meter bypass, which had recently risen extremely in KEDCO’s areas of operation was becoming unbearable.
Kandi also informed that the appalling development had caused the company huge losses and setbacks within a period of six weeks, calling on the customers, who bear the brunt to watch over the installations in their areas.
He quoted KEDCO’s chief technical officer, David Omoloye, as saying “the quantity of vandalised materials from August to date include: 46.5 drums of transformer oil, 2,130 aluminium conductors (150mm2), 4,500 aluminium conductors (100mm2), 535 and 15 (150mm2&70mm2).”
Other materials, the CTO said, “825 XLPE Cable (35mm2), 529 (500mm2) &161 (300mm2) Incomer Cables and 40 Busbar.”
Omoloye disclosed that the nefarious acts had taken place in Sabo Gari, Sharada, Tudun Wada, Dala, Dakata, Dutse, Funtua, Hadejia, Kabuga, Katsina, Kumbotso, Malumfashi, Mariri and Nassarawa.
According to him, “I am appealing to all our esteemed customers in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states watch over our installations as their own because when the damage is done they suffers weeks of blackout.” network as emergency, one that require collective and urgent effort to surmount
He stressed the need for collective and urgent effort to surmount the increasing spate of vandalism in KEDCO’s coverage areas.
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