- NSCDC arrested the suspects during a joint operation by the force and officials of the IBEDC on October 13, 2023.
- Despite a series of arrests to deter the public from energy theft, many people in the state still engage in the act.
The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) paraded a private school teacher, identified as John and five others, for allegedly tampering with electricity meters to use energy without paying a proportional amount. Other suspects paraded include Jaye Abayomi, Abidemi Enoch, Jackson Imukodro, Adeleke Fatimah and Azeez Mutiu.
Presenting the suspects to journalists at the NSCDC Osun State command headquarters, the Commandant, Mr Sunday Agboola, said NSCDC arrested the suspects in Awosuru, Alekuwodo, Jaleyemi, Ogo Oluwa and Omigade areas within the Osogbo metropolis. The NSCDC boss added that the suspects were arrested during a joint operation by his men and officials of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on October 13, 2023.
Agboola, who noted a series of arrests made to deter the public from energy theft, lamented that many people in the state still engage in the act. He said, “The command is dismayed. Despite several arrests to deter the public from embarking on this illegal act, some have bluntly refused to desist from this act. NSDC will not rest on its oars until we see positive change in our state. After an investigation has been completed, these suspects will be taken to court.”