Mpape Residents Block AEDC Office Over 4-month Electricity Outage, Demands N3.7m Refund

Residents of the Mpape community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday blocked the local office of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), insisting that power be restored at once and that they be refunded for money they say they spent fixing a faulty transformer.
The protesters, who live in the Katampe 2 area of Mpape under the Maitama 2 district, said they have been without electricity for about four months.
They told reporters the community purchased a replacement transformer for N3.5 million and later paid N3.7 million to repair it, bringing their total outlay to more than N7 million for equipment they say belongs to AEDC.
A resident, Roland Amagada, speak...