Musbau Babatunde
Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) has advised customers, community leaders and members of the society to protect electrical facilities in their areas against vandalism.
The Chief Security Officer, Ikeja Electric, Michael Igbodipe,disclosed this during a recent strategic meeting with the new commandant of Lagos Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) on ways to nip vandalism in the bud.
He lamented that vandalism, illegal connections, energy theft and other illegal activities are sabotaging the Company’s efforts to provide excellent service delivery within its coverage areas.
He urged consumers to avoid all forms of illegal connections that may lead to electrical hazards, fire outbreaks, damage to equipment, electrocution and service disruptions
He assured that the company will continue to sensitize all stakeholders in this regard and reiterated IE’s commitment to ensure excellent service delivery.
Responding during the strategic meeting, the new Commandant of NSCDC Lagos State, Usman Ishaq Alfadadarai,endorsed the message of re-strategizing with the agency.
He explained that one of the core mandate of the Federal Government to the NSCDC is to ensure safety of all critical assets and infrastructure across Lagos State.
He promised to immediately inaugurate a dedicated team that will work with IE and swing into action to achieve the objective.
The Commandant promised to commit all supports within the limit of the agency to ensure the success of this collaboration and charged the power company to ensure provision of adequate logistics for effective implementation of the new strategies.
