₦airaland Forum

TossTos:
The earlier the better , but i thought those guys don't want to leave there , demanding food , water and drugs ...
They need to be isolated, placed on medication after the evacuation because of the dead bodies with them in the mine .
After that , prosecution should follow to serve as deterrent for others planning such ..

Let's ask you a simple question: did you think that you made sense to yourself? They had to demand for food, water and drugs because their lives depend on it. They didn't want to be arrested upon rescuing, that was the issue

PressMyButton:
This old lies is stale..
If they wanted to free Awolowo, why couldn't they fly all the way to Calabar where Awolowo was being locked up in jail?. At least,they would have been successful in Calabar than Lagos. The intention was not Awolowo ( it was an afterthought of having failed in their coup attempt) but for Ibos to be in power and dominate others.

Good boy

emmanuelbrown26:
All these ebi pawa no go allow us see road.

No be your region dem dey shoot their pikins dead because of leftover rice? Laughing

gidgiddy:
Murtala Mohammed was put on your N20 note, had Airports and highways named after him, even though his coup was far more brutal that of Nzeogwu's coup

Nzeogwu's coup killed less than 20 people, Murtalas coup killed over 300 people

Where are the Airports named after Nzeogwu? Or is it because he was an Igbo man? And not a Northerner like Murtala Mohammed?

Their coup distabilised Nigeria, set Nigeria on a downward spiral. That's a huge difference.

asapeola:
Abeg, what is a "meter provider official?" Do you know what the Nigerian Metering Code says about access to meter inspection and ownership? You are here advising a customer not to allow a uniformed staff of a Disco from accessing the meter. That is ignorance in full display. You are liable to be disconnected from supply if anyone hinders an identified staff from doing their job.

@OP, the issue here is not only the allegation of tampering but also a case of "overdraft" or negative reading. From the document issued to you, the officer is also stating that your meter read about 690units in the negative, meaning you were enjoying supply even after the last unit u vended ran out. In this case, the meter was supposed to cut supply but it did not maybe due to faulty relay or something else.

I don't know why the meter was removed and given to you but I would advise u to go their office as directed and request they show you the tampering in clear terms. You may record the exercise incase of further dispute. Also ask for confirmation of the negative units already consumed cos obviously you have not vended in a while which may have flagged your account.

Summarily, tampering is now a serious offence under the new electricity act so be careful make dem no use u shine.

Shalom.

Your post is the first detailed analysis of what happened and why DISCO officials did what they did. I have seen cases of overdraft with no allegation of tampering. They just asked them to pay the overdraft and replaced the meter for them.
But Op was enjoying free energy without recharging for years, he didn't know that his meter was reading in negative instead of cutting power supply off . The only issue here is if tampering was actually involved or just overdraft caused by meter malfunction.
And of course, I have seen meter tampering that resulted in negative reading, aka overdraft

nwirinedu:
But he is a bolt driver, he definitely was not jobless.

Yep. But he wasn't married, no attachment, no additional mouth to feed. Yet, he was unable to renew a rent for a single room. Was he actually making money from his driving job?

Hellisreal70:
I did my own by myself early last year after learning it through internet.
The cost of the items needed is always increasing astronomically and I don't know why. I have been checking for prices because I want to upgrade my own for borehole pump machine use.
But for just fridge, fans and bulbs,
I think 1000 watt inverter, 100 ah battery, 400 watt solar panel and any least charger controller will do.
If you want to do it now yourself, comfortably you may need like 700k.
But if you want expert to do it for you they may charge you 1.5 million upwards, depends
If you want to do it yourself self

No be joke. Thanks a lot

kuntash:
how?

you are even lucky, you can be taken to court for that, and it may be difficult for you to win it.

Here is my advise to you. Take down that evidence picture, if you can kill the thread and sort it out with the officials and appeal to pay part of it or plan to be paying along with your bills.

Yes! economy is tough and the electricity body arent doing well, worse of it with corruption glaring at many daily. Please DO NOT YIELD to the temptation. Its a shameful act.
I just hope you understand.

You actually made a lot of sense. But that part, ehn! It is currently now 1k for 3.3 units in band A category, the temptation is at all times high now

Update147:
Just be careful so you don't get your self in court with the government.

Some very irrelevant issues carries grievous consequences in the eyes of the law.

That's why I advised him to resolve the issue quietly and pay up if he can. If he can't, he should try to negotiate and get it reduced. If he can't do that too, he should look for alternative, solar energy

Padipadi:
Never try such again. EDCs are very angry right now because of bad sales. The outfit may soon pack off because FG isn't serious about power sector and people are now into renewable energy. See every house with solar panels. So you will be milked as deterrent to other bypassers. You go pay regular bill of N451K and still carry the stigma of light tiff for a long time. Solution is to go and pay that bill or get solar. That building has been marked as scapegoat

You would be shocked to discover the rate of prepaid meter bypass or tampering in Nigeria! The fellow bypassers are the ones who will stigmatise him? Lol

kevoh:
First off, why do you need a 3-phase meter? If you are not living in a mansion with many load or run heavy machinery in your house you do not need a three phase meter. If it's the regular bungalow or apartment with regular appliances found in most homes in Nigeria, a single phase prepaid meter will do the job.

From your explanation, it seems the PHCN staff did you dirty. A bypass literally involves avoiding the meter and connecting wires directly which should be obvious to you except, of course, you are not telling us the full story.

This is meter tampering, not uncommon

EndBuhariNow:
They should consider me a legend for using Nigeria light for 33 years without paying a dime... Maybe I don follow chop my own nation cake

Hmmm! Imagine like eight houses using a single direct connection (no meter) and paying like 5k or 7k monthly! When some of us are buying 3.3 units with N1000 just because we're in band A category! Band A with no light for over 24 hours straight, regularly, every alternate days.

12345baba:
Fccpc will help you. Take ur matter to them. Federal competition and consumer protection commission.

I don't think he has a case, let's be real. He should quietly resolve the issue and make it go away, it reeks guilty.

Hellisreal70:
Team solar
Team off-grid light oya gather here
Like for solar share for PHCN

Can you share a little tip here. Like the minimum cost for just the fridge, fans and bulbs. What about pressing iron use?

pocohantas:
Probably a compound issue. No money and no partner to go through life with.

He should have known people must talk.
You marry, they start checking your womb.
You born one, they tell you to give him/her a sibling. You born girls, they say your family name go end. You born boys, they say no daughter to care for you in old age.

Life na per head. As our fingers are unequal, so are our paths also different.

Stand strong and give it time.

May his soul rest in peace.

You got it. No money, nobody to assist him, no one to talk to. I don't even think he had any friend. His issue was far from marriage pressure alone

AdolfHitlerxXx:
Don't mind those id1ots. They will cry over electoral defeat forever.

The deceased might not even be interested in politics at all... maybe he even innocently campaigned for Peter Obi.

The blind hatred is exactly why Nigerians will never vote their candidate. If not for a SOME foolish Yorubas. When they want to insult Yorubas they don't even spare the 0bidients amongst them

Just imagine, the suicide that has becoming a daily occurrence in the south

Lovelydaisies:
I was there (the pressure and anxiety, not suicidal thoughts o ), and I wasn't even up to thirty. I couldn't think straight for a long time.

May God have mercy on his soul. His family killed him.

How could they expect someone that had barely recovered from self poisoning to go and start hunting for a wife? Someone whose psyche had probably not returned fully and probably didn't have anything going for him.

See his hands and how emaciated he must've been. I feel pity for him sha.

This shows those bad-mouth people that late marriage happens to all, not just ladies. And that it is not every man that has the advantage of time, because you will hear many if the kids here say that a man in his seventies can still see a woman to marry and even impregnate her.

Ndi onu ojoo

May he rest in peace. God have mercy on his soul.

Forget the title or the topic, read the news between the lines. His death has nothing to do with the family or the pressure to get married. He successfully moved away from the family, who knows if he was even answering phone calls from his family?
He killed himself because he couldn't meet up financially and no one to assist him financially. The inability to pay house rent finally broke him. May his soul rest in peace

EyeCumInPiece:
The Great Tinubulation has claimed yet another life.

Godwin4444:
so tinubu that took over less than 2 years stopped a 46 years old man from getting married?

What happened between d age of 25- 44?

No wonder the Bible said wise man left d east

This is clearly not as at result of the pressure from the family to get married because he had moved away from them after surviving the first two attempts.
This was clearly about financial struggle as his rent expired and was given ultimatum to pack out since he couldn't renew his rent. That finally tipped him off. This guy was suicidal, he then moved away from the people who could monitor and observe him, it was just a matter of time.
As for blaming Tinubu, he had been having his financial problem before Tinubu came on board and worsened it for almost everyone.

RenaissanceGuy:
They should remove Globus and Providus banks from that list, as they're just up and coming banks.

So, they don't have cash because CBN is not giving them cash, right? Up and coming banks engaging in dirty practices

Nazgul:
I've been complaining about this nonsense since.

You'll go to a bank ATM only to discover that they're not dispensing cash, yet all the POS agents around the banks all have cash. Before Ecobank Ojuelegba was demolished, there was a time I went there their atm wasn't dispensing cash, Access bank which is close to them too didn't have cash. Yet all the POS operators within that vicinity had suplurs cash. You can even request for 100k and they'll give you.

Even the banks who would manage to give you cash wouldn't give you above 10k. If you want anything above 10k go to POS.

Yesterday I made a withdrawal of 10k from a POS operator, she charged me N300. Yes you heard me right N300 to collect 10k. She told me that it's because of the new charges CBN put on them for 10k deposits and above. So if I want 50k I'll pay 1,500? What kind of robbery is that?

I've been saying this that banks deliberately starve their ATMs of money because many of them sell cash to POS operators who in return sell to customers at abnormal rates. CBN should keep up the good work they're doing by slamming them with heavy fines.

We are our problem in this country.

Some POS operators might be getting their cash from banks, I can't argue against that. Just because I haven't seen one case doesn't mean it is not happening but I'm sure that you too just cooked it up, not that you witnessed one.
But what I can authoritatively tell you is that most POS get their cash from business people including fuel stations. Some give it to POS operators free of charge because they too don't want to waste their time going to the banks to deposit while some charged the POS operators some fees.

Increase the fine to 1 billion naira. These banks are making huge profits daily, that 150m is nothing compared to the gains they're making from naira notes hoarding and trading

Salute to our heros, dead and alive. Your sacrifices keep Nigerians safe from terrorists, bandits, militants, IPOB/ESN, etc

ArewaNightmare:
NORTH IS GOING THROUGH A LOT


But they rather choose SENTIMENT, RELIGION AND TRIBE while voting competent leaders.

A typical Northerner is just concerned about

"My brother is the governor, or president"

Bragging right 😆 instead of voting someone that'll create meaningful impact on their lives


I don't support suicide, so I've got no RIP to waste

Lol. Look at this ignorant fuul running a mouth diarrhea. The number of people committing suicide in your region surpasses the total number in the entire north. So, I don't really understand the need for you start wanking about this

helinues:
Those ransom lately is looking like to make everything to look like kidnapping. Why should they take ransom and still kill the victims?

Not the first time. The report said she might have recognised some of her abductors. I meant, someone knew her and targeted her. Risk of exposure after the release or she probably got sick or something

Barrywilly:
She was silenced either because she recognised her abductors or to settle a score. Why would she be killed after payment of ransom?

Anything could have gone wrong, they might have even treated her rough her while in captivity and that led to her death. Such happens all the time.

helinues:
The kidnapping news are no longer making sense. Either Bleep up treatment or Business diversion.

A female banker, back door loans....

You are senseless. Must you contribute?

Mervingreat:
By now he must have up to 400 bank accounts with numerous names unfortunately the game is over time to vomit all the yams.

I hope so

IreneJane:
Hahaha, how do you know all this?

From the earlier thread that also made the fp. I was also aware of that incident when it was first exposed in 2020 but you know how it normally goes in Nigeria when the power that be is solidly behind.
https://www.nairaland.com/8316433/many-sins-cost-former-lagos

Exousiang01:
How is that possible?
The account officers have questions to answer

They definitely should but I guess they all got away with it

adalame:
Why travel long distance for weddings. We risk our lives too much in this country abeg. RIP to all of them

I stopped long distance travels since 2011 when I almost perished on East West road around bayelsa axis. Nigerian roads, vehicles are death traps, even drivers are always drunk

Obasa was too corrupt, operating 64 bank accounts with different names but with the same BVN as at 2020. Haba!

Floky215:
Lol...you are really pained..

No, I'm not. I just don't take an unstable clown for his words.

All was calm until the hamas retards in gaza invaded Israel, kill people and kidnapp others..

All was calm in your deluded mind and according to your biased opinion. Before October 7th, Gaza and Palestine at large was an open prison, the largest open prison in the world! Building of settlements was at an ever increasing rate and Israel prisons were full of Palestinians many of whom have been tortured to death. Sorry if I didn't see that calmness.

More bombs would continue to flow into Israel

Something will give in the end, sooner or later. I'm sure of that.

until the islamist give up the kidnapped victims.

Majority of those have long been buried under the rubbles of Palestinian buildings, some of them are not coming back. Their lives are not more precious than the lives of Palestinians being killed everyday and Israel doesn't give shitt about them either.

Elusive001:
More than the governor and una "god"?

Are we doing comparison now?