Kaduna Electric said it has
withrawn electricity services from three communities in Kaduna State over
assault meted out on its staff while conducting their lawful official duties.
The company’s Head of Corporate
Communications, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, disclosed this on Saturday, in a petition
to the State Commissioner of Police, Umar Musa-Muri,
Abdullahi said the assault, which
took place on Feb. 22, at Danbushiya Community, Millennium City, Kaduna, was
carried out by an armed group which caused injuries to the company’s Doka Area
Manager, Engr. Asmau Ahmed.
"While the company staff
were carrying out lawful official duties within the community, a well armed
group of thugs and miscreants assaulted our
company staff . The leader of the thugs, who was holding a shut gun, threatened to shoot our
Doka Area Manager and any staff who enters the community," the statement
says.
“He then struck our Doka Area
Manager with the butt of the gun on the back of her neck and on her shoulder
thereby causing her severe grievous harm and injury. The thugs, thereafter,
instigated a violent mob attack against the company staff by throwing stones
and other missiles and eventually chased them out of the community."
Kaduna Electric said because of
the incident, it was compelled to temporarily withdraw electricity services to
the three distribution transformers serving Danbushiya, Danbushiya 1, and
Danbushiya 3 communities.
It urged the Police Commissioner
to commence urgent investigations into the matter and fish out all the
perpetrators for prosecution, while also seeking adequate protection and
guaranteed safety of its staff while carrying out their duties.
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