“The high prevalence of meter bypass and energy theft in the South East has been a serious challenge to EEDC, as the company has consistently recorded losses in its revenue on a monthly basis. A situation that is currently threatening the performance and sustainability of the company. While responding, the Leader of the 18-man SIPTEO Team, Spencer Tyozua, assured the management of EEDC that his men, who had been carefully selected for the job, would be responsible and professional in the discharge of their assigned task. The Act empowers the taskforce to investigate, arrest and prosecute cases of theft, vandalism as well as recovery of lost revenue. The EEDC operations cover the five states in the South-East, which include: Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States.

Source: Nigerian Tribune May 27, 2018 15:00 UTC