One Injured As Gunmen Set Anambra EEDC Office Ablaze

These are not the best of times for indigenes and residents of Anambra State as unidentified gunmen have continued to terrorise the southeastern state.

In the early hours of Monday, some armed criminals attacked the Ogidi District office of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC, burning it down.

No fewer than 32 utility and operational vehicles were burnt, including other assets and equipment within the premises in the attack.

This follows the fire attack on a Magistrate Court and a local government Secretariat on Sunday night.

Confirming the incident, the Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, lamented that all efforts to reach the state fire service proved abortive.

According to him, “It later took the intervention of the Honourable Commissioner for Utilities, Anambra State, Engr. Julius Chukwuemeka, at about 9.05 am this morning to bring the Fire Service team down to the scene of the incident”.

The management of EEDC expressed shock over this ugly incident which is happening at a time the company has invested so much to improve its operations and transform the socio-economic landscape of the area.

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“This is a big loss to EEDC, and a great setback to the efforts being made by the company to strengthen its network and improve the quality of service to its customers within Ogidi and Anambra State at large.

“We have already brought this development to the attention of the relevant authorities and it is expected that proper investigation will be carried out and the perpetrators of this dastardly act brought to book.

“There is no way a developing economy as ours can progress if we continue to record this kind of incident,” he said.

The gunmen reportedly took over the office complex, chasing away the security personnel in charge, asides one that is currently receiving treatment at the hospital after multiple attacks from the criminals.

“We thank God that no life was lost. We condemn this unjustifiable act and pray such does not reoccur”, Ezeh said.