There's new development in Lagos since PHCN stabilized electricity...Lagosians especially around the mainland,are beginning to connect their electricity directly to the wire poles because they feel they exhaust their meter card too quickly and they do not want to buy the meter recharge cards again!!just imagine!!

Its so sad that we quick judge and chastise the govt and authorities but we forget to start the discipline from ourselves and our environs...

Its sad and disheartening!

That sounds awful. I hope that trend doesn't spread.

Very dangerous. So disheartening.

Chiamanda once said, the best way to fix Nigeria is by reteaching the people right and wrong.

That's very dangerous.

As long as the prices are reasonable, people should be willing to pay for their electricity usage.

Anyway, culture >>> politics.

when you make laws you protect them.

Hahahahaha! Nigerians are a funny sect... I love Nigerians..

its very dangerous,but i dont blame those that do it in a way.the new meter is set by phcn to run very fast so they'll be making much money.my friend who stays in okota was using the old meter until sometime last year when the new meter was installed.the 1st n 2nd card finished within one month n when one of the guys that installed it was contacted,my friend was asked to pay a certain amount which he did for the meter to be reset.i'll rather blame phcn for the trend..

It has been happening for a very long time. . Too bad. Desperate people and very ingenuous.

donkarly: its very dangerous,but i dont blame those that do it in a way.[/b]the new meter is set by phcn to run very fast so they'll be making much money.my friend who stays in okota was using the old meter until sometime last year when the new meter was installed.the 1st n 2nd card finished within one month n when one of the guys that installed it was contacted,my friend was asked to pay a certain amount which he did for the meter to be reset.[b]i'll rather blame phcn for the trend..

It's a crime and all of those that do it should be reported to the police to be penalized. It's just theft, period.

This is new? For real?

OP: How old are you?

PhysicsQED:

It's a crime and all of those that do it should be reported to the police to be penalized. It's just theft, period.

What police? The same police that is just as guilty?

PhysicsQED:

It's a crime and all of those that do it should be reported to the police to be penalized. It's just theft, period.

which police,for naija?i laugh in latin..

kobojunkii:


What police? The same police that is just as guilty?

kobojunkii:


What police? The same police that is just as guilty?

What's with the lower case? Am I speaking to Kobojunkie's midget cousin?

Just as guilty of tapping electricity, or taking bribes?

Yeah, on second thought, the offenders will just bribe the police and all will be forgotten. That sucks.

@op for crying out loud i hope you are earning above the minimum wage. A lot of people ar poor that to them electricity is very expensive. One thing is certain when a commodity is too expensive people will certainly cut conners to get it. How many of the consumers are earning above ten thousand per month what percentage of thier income will go to PHCN. The govt should have cosidered all these b4 imposing it on the people

Very, very unfortunate.

Omexonomy: @op for crying out loud i hope you are earning above the minimum wage. A lot of people ar poor that to them electricity is very expensive. One thing is certain when a commodity is too expensive people will certainly cut conners to get it. How many of the consumers are earning above ten thousand per month what percentage of thier income will go to PHCN. The govt should have cosidered all these b4 imposing it on the people

I don't understand why people are making excuses for a criminal act that is so clearly undeserving of sympathy. When an even poorer person elsewhere has even less electricity than usual because of the actions of these thieves, I wonder if people will still be trying to defend them.

I guess for many Nigerians, theft is OK, so long as the criminal is a poor man.

Even if the end result of that theft is likely poor power supply and limited investor interest in Nigerian electricity.

Crimes like these should start being made punishable with huge fines or jail time. If you think your electricity runs out too fast when you recharge then regulate what you use better. Nigerians hate paying for stuff, it is like kryptonite to them. But they will be the first to complain when what they are not ready to pay for is taken away. Which is why, even with all the noise being made by Ajaero, I am happy power is going private. Private companies will be more inclined to take this theft seriously and move to prosecute accordingly as a warning to others because this is lost revenue.

And please let us do away with the myth that this is only being commited by "poor people". Nigerians are just so accustomed to indiscipline, and someone doig this will be seen as a "wise/sharp guy". Please, let us not develop into India!

Omexonomy: @op for crying out loud i hope you are earning above the minimum wage. A lot of people ar poor that to them electricity is very expensive. One thing is certain when a commodity is too expensive people will certainly cut conners to get it. How many of the consumers are earning above ten thousand per month what percentage of thier income will go to PHCN. The govt should have cosidered all these b4 imposing it on the people

Stop peddling such utter tripe, this is a culture of indiscipline, period. There were different bands of charge rates presented to the public, and people were being charged according to there level of income, which I believe was estimated by how much power they consume. And based on the new rates, people seen as "poor" were actually meant to be paying LESS than what they used to pay for power before. So what are you talking about, or is there something I might be genuinely missing?

You can't be shouting that people's electricity run out and they are poor when they are trying to power a million and one appliances on standby in their homes. This should simply force people to be more energy conscious - something the rest of the world has already gotten used to a long time ago!

Stale News.I can say it LOUD that most Estate in Lagos [Lekki,Oniru,VGC,Dolphin,Magodo,e.t.c]Indulge in this criminal act.The sad thing is that,it's still the same PHCN guys that does it for them for a fee or around 5k-10k depending your bargain.The only thing is that they dont connect it directly on the pole like the Op said.There's a way they'll BYPASS the Rechargeable meter that it won't be reading, though all the indicator light will be ON so that if the Patrol Team is around everything will appear Normal and working Perfect.

THE TRANSFORMER IN MY AREA JUST GOT BLOWN UP DUE TO THIS ILLEGAL AND IRRATIONAL ACT

mesef: There's new development in Lagos since PHCN stabilized electricity...Lagosians especially around the mainland,are beginning to connect their electricity directly to the wire poles because they feel they exhaust their meter card too quickly and they do not want to buy the meter recharge cards again!!just imagine!!

Its so sad that we quick judge and chastise the govt and authorities but we forget to start the discipline from ourselves and our environs...

Its sad and disheartening!

Old gist ... Na today e dis kind thing don dey happen ... Govt no dey owe? Abeg leave all dis yarns ... na our own share of subsidy we dey collect so ..

emilyone: THE TRANSFORMER IN MY AREA JUST GOT BLOWN UP DUE TO THIS ILLEGAL AND IRRATIONAL ACT

i dey sell transformer ... you go buy?

mesef: There's new development in Lagos since PHCN stabilized electricity...Lagosians especially around the mainland,are beginning to connect their electricity directly to the wire poles because they feel they exhaust their meter card too quickly and they do not want to buy the meter recharge cards again!!just imagine!!

Its so sad that we quick judge and chastise the govt and authorities but we forget to start the discipline from ourselves and our environs...

Its sad and disheartening!

I don't know why Boko-Haram won't start bombing Lagos.

mesef: There's new development in Lagos since PHCN stabilized electricity...Lagosians especially around the mainland,are beginning to connect their electricity directly to the wire poles because they feel they exhaust their meter card too quickly and they do not want to buy the meter recharge cards again!!just imagine!!

Its so sad that we quick judge and chastise the govt and authorities but we forget to start the discipline from ourselves and our environs...

Its sad and disheartening!

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This is why some people say we deserve our leaders: Government of the thieves, by the thieves, for the thieves. The leaders practice lootocracy and the citizens practice awoofocracy. BTW I have trademarked awoofocracy and nobody should use that word without my permission.

nigerians should learn how to pay they bills not complaining of no light

PHCN is as guilty as its customers who but corner. How do you justify insertion of 500 naira into our monthly bill whether we use energy in a month or not after increasing per unit charge from 7.30 to 12.30. How do you justify that? Why not raising the per unit charge above 12.30? Imagine if I lock my house for 6 months, I'll come to meet a debt of 3,000 naira without using a single unit

Una see the problem. They want 247 power supply but they are not willing to pay for it. Once again Blame GEJ

odumchi: That's very dangerous.

As long as the prices are reasonable, people should be willing to pay for their electricity usage.

Anyway, culture >>> politics.

wat if d prices are nt reasonable

O_D_B:

I don't know why Boko-Haram won't start bombing Lagos.

did u mean this or u re joking ? remember two wrongs dont make one right.