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Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by wirinet(m): 11:52pm On Jan 31, 2019 |
franzis:These things happens because most Nigerians do not know their rights apart from the collapsed justice system. If you are not owning and they disconnect your power as punishment for offenses you know nothing about, you sue their ass and even receive compensation. That is what is obtained in sane societies. They tried that shit in my former estate, and some lawyers threatened to sue their ass. Sharp sharp, the connected the fuses. 1 Like |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by wirinet(m): 11:54pm On Jan 31, 2019 |
Paentera: If someone trespasses your house or compound, the law allows you to remove that person using all necessary means. 2 Likes |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by hardbody: 12:09am On Feb 01, 2019 |
Yampotatocarrot: I had some huge backlog of about 160k. After several meetings and consultations that yielded no positive result, i cleared that amount. Then started paying 5k every month. My bill hovers around 3 to 4k every month. I pay straight to ikeja electric company online, and sometimes I chat with them online. I get my bills online and like I stated earlier, the bill shows i am on positive and i put it outside my gate. Sometimes I print out the chat i had with their people online. In those chats i ask specific questions that elicit answers that clears all doubts. I have not had any interface with the rogues carrying ladder and they don't bother with my house again. When i print out the bills and my conversation on chat, i staple them all together but i circle the areas that support my position. In the chat i ask questions like, how much was my last month's bill, have you seen the amount I just paid online, what is now my current balance, once they say it's a credit of Nx. I print that out and attach to the online bill which I have already printed and leave it outside. Interestingly the phcn staff no longer even bother to check. Meanwhile when you pay online, receipts are generated and you can print that out. I usually print and attach to the bill they generated. When we did not have light for like 2 weeks, i also had that conversation online and they assured that there will be no billing for those weeks and it seems my bill dropped for that period. 2 Likes |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by hardbody: 12:21am On Feb 01, 2019 |
wirinet: Legal and reasonable means, not all possible means. |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by ikorodureporta: 12:27am On Feb 01, 2019 |
Thoz nepa boys wey like bribe pass their life |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by EdwardRandy(m): 12:37am On Feb 01, 2019 |
Davash222:Lol...Just two days and you're complaining? |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by 9jaRealist: 1:08am On Feb 01, 2019 |
Nigerians stealing electricity since 1960... In a country of supposedly almost 200 million citizens (of course we don’t really know how many we really are), there are only about 6 million registered electricity consumers, and even then the military and the government MDAs steadfastly refuse to settle their bills. There are actually entire estates in Nigeria with illegal connections to the public grid. Anyway, it’s perhaps poetic justice for those insiders who rushed to grab the privatized DISCOs based on a misguided notion that it will be like GSM telephony. Meanwhile, why beat up innocent foot soldiers at the bottom of the corporate pyramid who are merely doing their job rather than the suits in the corporate suites who set policies, send the bills and make enforcement (including disconnection) decisions? This is pretty much the same reason that violent protests are usually confined to the Mainland in Lagos and virtually never in the elite districts of Ikoyi or VI. SMH 2 Likes |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by 9jaRealist: 1:15am On Feb 01, 2019 |
wirinet: They are NOT trespassing. The law allows access to public utility staff (same with emergency personnel). Furthermore, standard utility contracts would provide for reasonable access to the connected property for purposes related thereto (repairs, meter-reading, disconnection, re-connection, etc.). 1 Like |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by 9jaRealist: 1:26am On Feb 01, 2019 |
wirinet: Never gonna happen. First, if you go to court on a civil matter in Nigeria, you are looking at about an average of 3 years if you are lucky. The process are laid down by the regulator (NERC) is that if you are provided a bill and/or notice of disconnection that you dispute, you can pay a portion of the disputed bill and the DISCO cannot disconnect services to you until the dispute is heard and resolved one way or another. The reality is that many Nigerians simply disregard the bills/notices sent to them, because under NEPA/PHCN nothing is likely to happen and in the events the service folks actually show up to disconnect they can usually be ‘settled’! |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by Mullahalways2: 2:07am On Feb 01, 2019 |
They should be arrested. This is iberibe 1 Like |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by Karemarealty288(m): 4:10am On Feb 01, 2019 |
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Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by Jerryojozy(m): 4:32am On Feb 01, 2019 |
Edojoma:Seriously. Lalas has to do something o Genius J 1 Like |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by frikmon: 7:40am On Feb 01, 2019 |
Walahi the people i hate in this country are Nepa and Police..they deserve a lot of beating anytime they do injustice to people..thank you madam for giving the foolish Nepa man what he deserved. |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by CaesarDon(m): 7:42am On Feb 01, 2019 |
Very violent and stupid family I must say omg the most annoying part of the video is the part when she breaks something on the guys head but the lady recording says don't hit a woman 1 Like |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by mustafa006: 7:44am On Feb 01, 2019 |
kufre2010:Sai! BaaaaBaaaaaaaaaa! sai! Buhaaaaaaaari! |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by Tizu(m): 7:46am On Feb 01, 2019 |
Smooyis: They didn't beat them very well. Were there no objects to use and break their heads. Ikeja Electric are armed robbers and should be treated like thieves. |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by york50: 7:47am On Feb 01, 2019 |
the meme on this post are so funny.. enjoy |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by AkupeMBANO(f): 7:54am On Feb 01, 2019 |
grayht:Gerout |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by calyto: 8:27am On Feb 01, 2019 |
Very good. Ikeja electric are know for bad behavior. |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by nickxtra(m): 9:12am On Feb 01, 2019 |
xynerise:The house of Representatives have passed the bill, while it's awaiting for Senate's concurrence and then to the President for his assent. I just hope the Senate will do this speedily before handing over |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by Nobody: 9:20am On Feb 01, 2019 |
AkupeMBANO:
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Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by kabillionaire(m): 2:30pm On Feb 01, 2019 |
wirinet: Nothing but the truth! I once worked with NEPA, PHCN or whatever, if you know what these power companies (DISCOs) do to steal from Nigerians. Capturing moments like these and uploading it online is their tactics now, and in most case, they cause the fight. The always insists on disconnecting because of the disconnection fee, that's where the "HELPERS" gets their bread since they're not receiving salaries. |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by blank(f): 3:54pm On Feb 01, 2019 |
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Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by wirinet(m): 4:24pm On Feb 01, 2019 |
9jaRealist: Some Nigerians stealing electricity since 1960, not all Nigerians. I have never stolen electricity. What concerns ordinary Nigerians with MDAs, Nigerians should not be punished for the sins of government officials, we are already paying enough through excessive looting. If there are entire estate engaging in illegal connection, due process should be followed. In the alternative, the disco sue the estate for theft. The foot soldiers are nothing but innocent. The foot soldiers are a chain in the extortion and blackmail syndicate called discos. The flout all NERC regulations and just disconnect customers without notice. One time my home was disconnected while at home without any warning or notice. At first I thought it was regular power outage until my neighbour told me NEPA is around. The sadness of life in Nigeria is that the abnormal has now been accepted as the norm. |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by wirinet(m): 4:30pm On Feb 01, 2019 |
kabillionaire: Don't mind the guy supporting corruption maybe because he is benefiting or has benefited. I have been having running battles with NEPA, PHCN and now Ikeja Distribution for a long time. I hate being cheated and I hate to cheat. Right now, I have two cases with NERC, concerning the conduct of Ikeja distribution officials. One for my office and one for my home. The refuse to appear at the arbitration called by NERC. |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by wirinet(m): 4:36pm On Feb 01, 2019 |
9jaRealist: The keyword here is reasonable access. Reasonable access does not mean unfettered access. My property is property and no one is allowed access without my permission, except with a valid court order. NEPA has the power to disconnect the wire from the pole or even uproot the whole pole, but they do not have the rights to enter personal property without approval. |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by 9jaRealist: 11:40pm On Feb 01, 2019 |
wirinet: Not sure if it’s a grammar deficit issue, but “some” Nigerians are still Nigerians (never said “all” Nigerians). And I fully agree that the abnormal is now being regarded as normal in Nigeria to the extent that it is “abnormal” to think that electricity is free and/or to engage in large-scale electricity theft. Even more “abnormal” is the justification and validation of beating up INNOCENT workers. Even if following the tortured logic that these workers are somehow “not innocent” merely because they work in a company where they have no input on disconnection decisions nor indeed any other corporate decision, only “abnormal” folks think that the remedy for a simple economic dispute is crude and uncouth physical violence. SMH 1 Like |
Re: Family Members Fighting NEPA Officials Over Cutting Their Light In Ikeja, Lagos by 9jaRealist: 11:41pm On Feb 01, 2019 |
wirinet: Dude, the legal definition of “reasonable access” is during normal business hours. 1 Like |
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