By Ime Akpan Lagos
Th e Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) are collaborating to fi ght vandalism of electricity installations across the country. Th e Spokesperson of the Corps, Mr Emmanuel Okeh, disclosed this in Abuja. “We are working closely with the Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to ensure adequate protection for these critical assets to avoid vandalism by unscrupulous elements,’’ Okeh said. He also said that the Corps had stepped up surveillance around electricity installations in the country to stem the tide of vandalism of the critical national asset.
He said the CommandantGeneral of the Corps, Abdullahi Muhammadu, had directed all state Commands and the Arms Squad to work closely with the various Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to ensure adequate protection for the facilities. He said that the NSCDC had also intensifi ed its enlightenment campaign in the media to dissuade members of the public from engaging in such “criminal act and economic sabotage’’. Okeh said that the Corps had recently arrested and
paraded somevandals caught stealing armoured cables belonging to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) based on its surveillance. He called on communities where these installations were domiciled to always promptly report any acts of vandalism to the NSCDC or the nearest security post.
