In a developing story, 2 persons have been arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting
in Jos, Plateau State, for allegedly bypassing meters installed by the
Jos Electricity Distribution Plc. The accused persons, Abubakar Zakari and Pam Joseph, were apprehended on Friday.
Their arrest was made known in a statement by the Head of Corporate Communications, JED Plc, Adakole Elijah.
The arraignment followed a criminal complaint leveled against the
accused persons by management of JED Plc, alleging that the suspects
illegally bypassed poles for customers in around the Jos metropolis.
The accused pleaded not guilty when arraigned.
Both men were remanded in prison till the next adjourned date,
September 21, when final pronouncements would be made on their fate.
An assistant general manager of the company, Mr. Tingir, warned members of the public against acts of sabotage.
“It is an act of economic sabotage to engage in by-pass,
vandalization of electricity installations that will impact negatively
on the industry in particular and the society as a whole. The company
will no longer tolerate acts of sabotage,” he said.