Samson Folarin


A worker with the Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Dele Ogundele, has been hospitalised after he was allegedly brutalised by a police sergeant attached to a house reportedly owned by a former Inspector- General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar .

PUNCH Metro learnt that the mobile policeman , Attah Aninoko, on Thursday dragged down Ogundele from an electric pole opposite the house and beat him up for disconnecting power to the house of the former IG .

Ogundele’ s leg was allegedly broken by the sergeant, who was reported to have boasted that “ nothing will happen . ”

The matter was said to have been reported to the police at the Ikoyi division and the sergeant was arrested.

The Head of Corporate Communications Department, Eko Electricity Distribution Company ( EKEDC) , Mr . Godwin Idemudia, who confirmed the incident, said the sergeant had been detained .

He explained that the house of the former IG owed a bill of N 154, 693. 85, adding that the name on the bill was one Yusuf .

He said , “ What we do is that anytime customers don’ t respond and pay their bills, we go out with copies of their bills . When we get to their houses , we tell them what they owe and ask if they had made any payment in the last 24 hours. If they can’ t produce any evidence of such , we disconnect their electricity .

“ That was what we did in this case . We had two of our vehicles working in the area on that day . On getting to the house around 12noon on Thursday, October 19, a man came out and we asked for evidence of payment because we discovered that the house owed over N 154, 000. When he couldn’ t produce it, we said we would disconnect the power . The man flared up.

“ The mobile policeman came out, and while our official was disconnecting the power from the pole , he ordered him to come down. In fact , he dragged the official down and beat him up. In the process , the official sustained injuries and his left leg was broken . ”

Idemudia said because the policeman was armed , other officials of the electricity distribution company were helpless and could only watch their colleague being brutalised.

He said policemen from the Ikoyi division were alerted and the cop was arrested. Ogundele was said to have been taken to a hospital.

“ When he was taken to the station, he started boasting that nothing would come out of the case .

“ We believe that nobody is above the law .
The case should not be swept under the carpet . The Divisional Police Officer has assured us that justice would be served , ” he added .

The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Olarinde Famous -Cole, denied that Ogundele’ s leg was broken , adding that the power company was being mischievous .

He said , “ This people know that the property belongs to a former civil servant and they are just trying to be mischievous .

“ They came and said the house owed some bills and before the residents could go in to bring out their record, they had cut off power . There were policemen in the area and they tried to intervene.

“ There was nobody that suffered any broken leg or any injury . Care should be taken not to damage the good name of the former civil servant . The DPO is trying to mediate and the case is under investigation. ”

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Police is your friend lol

There should be a law to protect an individual when he's on the job. Some jobs are dangerous

The police must be tried, if found guilty, he should be jailed.

devil is involved

In Nigeria we are still in the era where electricity officials have to climb pole to cut supply of electricity...


Meanwhile 25billion dollars is missing...

aolawale025:
There should be a law to protect an individual when he's on the job. Some jobs are dangerous

which individual?. a criminal came to cut ur light and you're still calling him "an individual doing lawful duty". am sure you have not had encounter with tthese criminals you called individual. the NEPA people are more dangerous than the police. A house is owing #154000 base on CRAZY-BILL. if you give everybody pre-paid meter, there will b no need for climbing the electric pole like a monkey banana to cut people's light.

smartg:

which individual?. a criminal came to cut ur light and you're still calling him "an individual doing lawful duty". am sure you have not had encounter with tthese criminals you called individual. the NEPA people are more dangerous than the police. A house is owing #154000 base on CRAZY-BILL. if you give everybody pre-paid meter, there will b no need for climbing the electric pole like a monkey banana to cut people's light.

You're Right!
Plus the fact that the light isn't even constant.

aolawale025:
There should be a law to protect an individual when he's on the job. Some jobs are dangerous

Yes the job is even more dangerous now that Nigerians are forced to pay for darkness.

that area will not get light for the next 6months

see what the ppro said self,is it a mischief making that the building owed over 154k?

Some of u sef.. If most nigerians have been paying for darkness, why won't d former IG also pay? Isn't he a Nigerian?

Some of u sef.. If most nigerians have been paying for darkness, why won't d former IG also pay? Isn't he a Nigerian?

smartg:

which individual?. a criminal came to cut ur light and you're still calling him "an individual doing lawful duty". am sure you have not had encounter with tthese criminals you called individual. the NEPA people are more dangerous than the police. A house is owing #154000 base on CRAZY-BILL. if you give everybody pre-paid meter, there will b no need for climbing the electric pole like a monkey banana to cut people's light.

See how some of Us reason.. No wonder d rich and public office holders kip making a fool of us. I hope U know d meaning of d word criminal? Why haven't u broken someone's head or leg for coming to disconnect ur light?

Eko distributn has refused to gv prepaid meter..not only d leg dem 4 break arm join am..radarada!

It's sad. A lot of guys outlet der want to enjoy electricity without paying. Naija which way out?

As if the daily swear from nigerians never do, them come break your leg join

Last month I was billed 48k plus, if I see any NEPA official coming to cut power I might do the same. This guys are just thieves.

And some people still wonder why we hate the police.... Heartless sons of beeches..

Reasons Why We Hate The Nigerian Police

Wish him quick recovery...Pele dear

eagleeye2:
Last month I was billed 48k plus, if I see any NEPA official coming to cut power I might do the same. This guys are just thieves.

48k lol. that one na SUN bill

smartg:

which individual?. a criminal came to cut ur light and you're still calling him "an individual doing lawful duty". am sure you have not had encounter with tthese criminals you called individual. the NEPA people are more dangerous than the police. A house is owing #154000 base on CRAZY-BILL. if you give everybody pre-paid meter, there will b no need for climbing the electric pole like a monkey banana to cut people's light.

Calling the guy a criminal is so wrong bruh... He is just a messenger

aolawale025:
There should be a law to protect an individual when he's on the job. Some jobs are dangerous

I concur

Nbote:
Some of u sef.. If most nigerians have been paying for darkness, why won't d former IG also pay? Isn't he a Nigerian?



See how some of Us reason.. No wonder d rich and public office holders kip making a fool of us. I hope U know d meaning of d word criminal? Why haven't u broken someone's head or leg for coming to disconnect ur light?

u b NEPA

hmm

olureignforever:
Police is your friend lol

No They arent Here are reasons why

The policeman is absolutely right!

"NOTHING WILL HAPPEN"

That's the kinda boldness you have when you know you're living in a zoo.

Oga we need you to come and help us beat the ones around Agric in Ikorodu. They always remove our light anyhow even when we aren't owing them.

Cant even remember the last time we paid liqht bill..

Impunity again. Am not surprise why they call this country a zooo.

And why is NEPA still cimbing poles when by now everyone should have a prepaid metre ...Just imagine a whole former IG has not beeen issued prepaid metre then how do they expect tge common man to access it