Electricity distribution office set ablaze in Anambra

The Ogidi District office of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) was set on fire by some unidentified hoodlums on Monday.

It was gathered that the incident left many utility, operational vehicles, assets and equipment, within the premises burnt.

Recall that the Informant247 had reported that a Magistrate Court and a local government Secretariat were equally set on fire by arsonists.

The Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, confirmed the incident to newsmen.

According to Ezeh, “it later took the intervention of the Honourable Commissioner for Utilities, Anambra State, Engr. Julius Chukwuemeka, at about 9.05am this morning to bring the Fire Service team down to the scene of the incident”.

“This is a big loss to EEDC, and a great setback to the efforts being made by the company to strengthen its network and improve the quality of service to its customers within Ogidi and Anambra State at large.

“We have already brought this development to the attention of the relevant authorities and it is expected that proper investigation will be carried out and the perpetrators of this dastardly act brought to book.

“There is no way a developing economy as ours can progress if we continue to record this kind of incident,” he said.

It was gathered that the suspected criminals launched an attack on one of the security persons guiding the office and inflicted several machete wounds on his head, leg and arm as they were demanding his gun, while his other colleagues ran for their lives.

The victim has currently been hospitalized.

“We thank God that no life was lost. We condemn this unjustifiable act and pray such does not reoccur”, Ezeh said.