The vandals who have continued to vandalize underground cables, thereby throwing the entire Federal Capital Territory into darkness would be charged to court, the minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike has vowed.
Speaking during a media chat on Sunday, January 19, the minister said those who caused damage to the transmission lines last week would be apprehended and charged to court.
While stating that some suspects have been arrested by security operatives, Wike said they would be punished for economic sabotage.
His words, “They vandalised, stole the cables, causing over 60 per cent of Abuja to be dark. Sabotage! By the grace of God, the security agencies are on top of the matter. We’ve arrested some of them, and I can tell you: all of those involved will never come out of it, and people will learn lessons from it.
“We won’t charge you with stealing; we will charge you with economic sabotage. Enough is enough. Nobody will take this. Nobody who loves his country will accept what is going on,” the minister said.
Recall that last week, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said that its 132kV transmission line and underground cables had been vandalised.
This led to a blackout in key areas across the FCT including the Presidential Villa, Wuse, Utako, Jabi, Maitama, Lifecamp, Asokoro and Mabushi.
