ABAKALIKI — A middle aged man, Chukwu Onyekachi, from Okofia Village, in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State was arrested, weekend, by men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for allegedly vandalising Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, installation in the state.
The suspect, 28, who confessed to have engaged in similar venture in Anambra State before coming to his village, revealed that his operation at Ezza East Development Centre will make it the 17th time he had engaged in the vandalisation of PHCN cables.
Addressing newsmen at the Command headquarters in Abakaliki, the Corps Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Corps, ASC Emmanuel Nwali, noted that the suspect sustained injuries on his belly, hands and face due to the electrical shock he received while attempting to steal a bolt from the high tension transmission cable behind Ezza East Development Centre.
He said: “At about 7: 30 p.m. last night, we got a signal from one of our divisions, precisely in Ezza East Development centre of Ezza South LGA that a young man was caught vandalising PHCN transmission cable.
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