The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc. has disclosed that it secured convictions of a term of three months and two years imprisonments to vandals of its transformer and electric cables.
The accused persons were sentenced at the Grade A, Customary Court of Appeal, Ibadan and Magistrate Court, Moniya, Ibadan on 15th October and 22nd November, respectively.
Yusuff Olatunji and Ademola Toheeb were charged to court at different times for vandalism and theft.
A statement by the IBEDC, made available to journalists on Wednesday read that “The convictions underscore our current stance of zero tolerance to all illegal activities within our network.
The management of IBEDC hereby reiterates its commitment to sanitize its network from nefarious activities such as vandalism, energy theft and staff assault.
“To this end, we appeal to individuals and communities to collaborate with us to stall this menace by reporting any of these illegal activities via our whistleblowing channels clearly communicated on our website, social media pages, TV and radio programmes etc.
“In addition, customers can support us by monitoring electricity installations within their communities.”
