Aggrieved customer ‘kills Abuja DisCo official’

An aggrieved customer stabbed an official of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to death on Tuesday.

The unidentified customer also injured another official of the DisCo. He was said to have stabbed two officials, who were on assignment in Kabusa area of the federal capital territory (FCT).

Speaking on the development, Bode Fadipe, AEDC spokesperson, said the injured official has been taken to the hospital for treatment.

He said the customer stabbed the officials from the back, after which he was overpowered by members of the community.

He noted that officials of the electricity company have been under a series of vicious attacks recently.

“Preliminary report has however confirmed the death of one person while the other is in the hospital,” Fadipe said.

“The official did not even visit the customers house to disconnect his power supply. But he just attacked them from behind. Members of the community later overpowered him.

“Our officials have been under series of vicious attacks recently. In Minna, Niger state, one Iliasu Ayuba, superintendent of customs, attacked our staff with a gun. In Mararaba, one Ibrahim Babangida, an army corporal, beat up our female staff. At Jikwoyi, a widow and her daughter attacked one of the staff. In Ado, another one was stabbed.

“The attacks were quite serious and have caused serious body injuries to our staff.”