I'll like anyone with insight or experience on why this demand was made to let me know if this is standard practice.

These pair of prepaid meters has been installed since 2009 (14 years ago) and the house was built with conduit wiring. The wire bearing the supply from the electric poles entered the building as shown below and exits where the meters and junction boxes for each flats are installed (pictures shown below).

It was quite surprising when I came home today to meet this 'Disconnection Order' from EKEDC, asking that the wires be pulled out off the wall within 48 hours to avoid disconnection (or visit their office at Isashi).

I'd like to know if anyone has had this experience before and what the reason for such order is as I do not think conduit wiring is outlawed by them before now..or has it been outlawed?

Note that there is no contact email or phone number on the order and my primary concern is how breaking the walls if necessary might affect the structural integrity of the building. I'll appreciate any rapid response to this.

Thanks in advance.

Pic 1: The order: Meter No(Yellow), Home Address (Blue).
Pic 2: Entry point of wires
Pic 3: Exit point of wires
Pic 4: Remarks on order

Okay

Let me wait for the elders

They are right ,u can only hide ur output cables not the input cables going to the meter,their fear is that u might tap/bypass the power/supply before it gets to the meter.

Lol, oga they want to see the wire all the way from the pole to your meter boss

If I talk I fit expose everything. Abeg carry dey go.

I better not use them

To avoid bypassing

This hustle for front-page abi FTC is real o

First time of making front page...


I guess they are suspecting you bypassed some connections. Visit them at their office to sort it out.

Illegal connections. Tell us exactly what you did inside the conduit. Seems some heavy loads have been bypassed

K

Typical Nigerian modelled after the their leaders..

You have probably done some illegal connection or bypass some things but typical Nigerians, go online and abuse our leaders of corruption then go back to their own dormitory to engage in such act too..

Oga comot everything and pay for your light...

Barawo......

Leaders corrupt
Citizens corrupt
Leaders of tomorrow, already corrupt

OP, if this is not your house, pass my message to your Landlord/ caretaker

Haaaaaaaaaa, Nigeria

Go to EKEDC with an expert electrician. Find out what exactly they want, and then return with the officals and the electrican and do the appropriate repairs.



Problem solved.


My opinion though.

Maybe it's a new policy

But wire going into meter are put as surface connect

Nigeria is exhausting man.

People go distribute wire for AC and Freezer off the metter and put only lighting Unit on the meter…
We and our leaders are thief…
They just form criminal associations like “Association of Past Criminals”
While we dey run our thief individually, the reason they’re stealing more than us is because they’re united… remember team work makes the dream work.
I be power company I will direct everyone to put their metter outside on the pole… but I understand Adamu , Femi and Emeka might steal it.

Write them to come prove it wrong if there's anything they suspect.

Show them this image to teach you which one to cut

Beat dem after police , Lastmana Nepa men remain.. goncollect wotowoto

slowice:
Nigeria is exhausting man.

It's called bureaucratic issues. Every country has them.

Oga bring your wire out..
Most connection like yours are mostly internally bypassed

Wahala

The figures don't add-up in the mind of EKDC

Dem dey suspect sey you don't by pass meter

But you for just go to their office and ask them na they may be at a better position to explain to you if truly they mean it

Meter may have been bypassed.

I bet it with my life ... U have been using illegal connection since 14years ago... By calculation u will be owning upto half a million