Ogun community decries IBEDC officials’ extortion

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(Nigeria) Electricity consumers in Aparadija in Itele area of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area in Ogun have complained of extortion by officials of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC.

The consumers alleged that the officials collect N3, 000 flat from landlords without providing them monthly bills.
A landlord, Mr Lamidi Hammed, said on Monday that in spite of the huge investment of landlords and other consumers in electricity infrastructure, the distribution company had continued to charge outrageous bills without power supply.
``We contributed money to buy electricity poles, wires and a transformer before we could get electricity in the area. In spite of these contributions, IBEDC officials from Ota Business Unit have been collecting money from consumers in the community even without providing bills.
``We (Aparadija community) are appealing to IBEDC to stop its staff from further extorting us. We contributed N30,000 per house for the purchase of transformer and another N27,000 for concrete poles and wires,’’ he said.
``We have not even enjoyed electricity supply for two weeks when they started demanding N3,000 for the supply.’’
 He accused the company of embarking on mass disconnection of houses from electricity poles.

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