EFCC Arraigns Port Harcourt DISCO Staff for Suspected Electricity Theft

Advertisements

The Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Emmanuel Elvis before Justice A.T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on a two-count charge bordering on alleged economic sabotage and electricity theft.

Elvis, who works as linesman with PortHarcourt Electricity Distribution Company, (PHED),  Onne Feeder Gamma Zone, got into trouble  when he was caught carrying out illegal electricity connections in a  building.

Advertisements

One of the charges read, “That you Emmanuel Elvis and Emma (at large), on or about the 21st day of March 2020 on Sani Abacha Road GRA, Port Harcourt, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did unlawfully tamper with electric fittings and appliances used for supplying and selling electricity and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 1(10) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (Revised Edition) 2004.”

He pleaded not guilty to the charges upon which prosecution counsel, K.W. Chukwuma-Eneh, applied for a trial date and prayed the court  to remand him in a correctional centre, while defence counsel, E.K. Onuokwu, informed the court of a pending application for bail of the defendant.

Justice Mohammed granted Elvis bail in the sum of N500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) and two sureties in like sum. The sureties, he said, must be the defendant’s blood relation of which one should be a civil servant of not below Grade Level 13 and must swear to an affidavit of means.

He ordered that the defendant be remanded in a correctional centre and adjourned the matter to February 4, 2021 for trial.

  • Tags: EFCC, PHEDC, Emmanuel Elvis

 

Advertisements

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *