Ministerial committee tackles electricity vandalism

By Segun-Ogundeyi Fiyinfoluwa

Participants at the ministerial committee meeting convened by the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, for the prevention of vandalism of power infrastructure, have recommended the enforcement existing laws on vandalism to bring offenders to justice.
They also said technology should be deployed in protecting national assets, and to use sensitisation and advocacy to prevent incidents before they occur.

According to a statement by Mathew Ibiyemi, Media Consultant to the Minister of Power, the committee is tasked with ending attacks on assets across the electricity value chain.
The committee was constituted in response to attacks on generation, transmiss...