Friday, 30 December 2016

Two men sentenced to years’ imprisonment with hard labour for vandalising a Benin Electricity Distribution company’s 33KVA line



    Two men have been sentenced to years’ imprisonment with hard labour, by a Koko magistrate’s court near Sapele, in Delta State, for vandalising a Benin Electricity Distribution company’s 33KVA line.

   The convicts, according to a statement by Benin Electricity Distribution company, were jailed without option of fine after they were arrested and detained at Koko Divisional Police Station for committing the crime.
   Reports say the vandals who were caught by the customers and community members in Koko town, were reported to have cut the 50mm earthen wire for grounding channel iron on 33KVA line, in addition to 12 towers also vandalised before they were arrested.
They are due to serve their time at Sapele prisons.

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