Abuja Disco besieged by power installation thieves         

Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has raised an alarm over the rising cases of vandalism of various electricity supply equipment within its distribution network, especially in Wuse and other areas of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

According to a statement released by AEDC Wednesday and signed by Ahmed Shekarau, its head of media and public relations, “no fewer than 10 different power system equipment were vandalised and in most cases carted away by unknown persons in less than one week in Wuse area of the FCT.”

The statement listed some of the wrecked power systems to include a feeder pillar, which was vandalised and taken away from Number 2, Bangui Street, Wuse II; the low voltage side of two transformers that were vandalised along Monrovia Street, also in Wuse II, with all the bus bars, feeder pillar units and low voltage cables taken away by the vandals.

The statement said further that a feeder pillar was completely disconnected and taken away along Durban Street, Wuse II, while approximately 3 x 150mm2 XLPE cable of an 11KV transformer on Sheraton Hotel feeder was also vandalised in the early hours of Saturday, February 20, 2016.

The AEDC revealed further that in the early hours of Tuesday, February 23, 2016, vandals removed two feeder pillars, one around OAU Quarters, behind AP Plaza in Wuse II, and another along Blantyre Street, also in Wuse II, carting away with both equipment.

The company, however, appealed to members of the public to be vigilant over power system equipment that deliver electricity to them, and to also report any suspicious movements around such facilities to security agencies.